Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the terms of office of the judges of the Supreme Court and inferior courts.
This proposed constitutional amendment would require all federal judges, including those on the Supreme Court and lower courts, to serve fixed 20-year terms instead of lifetime appointments. It prohibits judges who complete a 20-year term from being reappointed to the same court. The rule would apply only to appointments made after the amendment is ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures.
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Introduced Jan 30, 2026
Last action Jan 30, 2026
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Jan 30, 2026
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Jan 30, 2026
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Tom Barrett
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