Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act of 2023
This bill requires the President to appoint one new Supreme Court justice every two years (within 120 days of the first and third years of each presidential term), replacing the current system of lifetime appointments. It mandates that the Court always maintain exactly nine justices, with appointments beginning on July 1 unless made to fill a vacancy below nine justices. The bill also specifies that only the nine most recently appointed justices serve on appellate cases, while all justices handle original jurisdiction cases. This would fundamentally change the Court's composition and appointment process, effective after the first full presidential term following enactment.
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Introduced Oct 19, 2023
Last action Oct 19, 2023
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Oct 19, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Oct 19, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
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Sheldon Whitehouse
DDemocratic
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Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
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Brian Schatz
DDemocratic
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Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
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Jeff Merkley
DDemocratic
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Kirsten E. Gillibrand
DDemocratic
Co
Mazie K. Hirono
DDemocratic
Co
Patty Murray
DDemocratic
Co
Peter Welch
DDemocratic
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Richard Blumenthal
DDemocratic
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