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 joint resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would limit federal judges, including Supreme Court justices and judges of lower federal courts, to a term of 20 years while serving during good behavior. A judge who has served a 20-year term on a court could not be reappointed to that same court. The limit would apply only to judges appointed on or after the date the amendment is ratified. To take effect, the amendment would need approval by two-thirds of each house of Congress and ratification by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.

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• Tom Barrett Republican sponsor
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