legislation: 100-hr-4393
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| 100-hr-4393 | 100 | hr | 4393 | Judicial Discipline and Impeachment Reform Act of 1988 | Law | 1988-04-14 | 1988-04-14 | Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. | House | Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] | WI | D | K000020 | 2 | Judicial Discipline and Impeachment Reform Act of 1988 - Title I: Judicial Discipline - Amends the Federal judicial code to modify the procedures for disciplining Federal judges. Allows the Judicial Conference to transmit to the House of Representatives a determination that consideration of impeachment may be warranted where a judge or magistrate has been convicted of a felony and opportunity for appeal has been exhausted. Permits the reimbursement of attorneys' fees and expenses where a complaint against a Federal judge or magistrate has been dismissed. Title II: National Commission on Judicial Impeachment - National Commission on Judicial Impeachment Act - Establishes the National Commission on Judicial Impeachment to: (1) investigate and study the problems and issues involved in the appointment and tenure (including discipline and removal) of article III judges; (2) evaluate the advisability of proposing alternatives to current arrangements with respect to such problems and issues; and (3) prepare and submit to the Congress, the Chief Justice, and the President a report detailing the findings and conclusions of the Commission. Terminates the Commission 30 days after the submission of such report. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:07:51Z |