legislation: 95-sjres-25
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| 95-sjres-25 | 95 | sjres | 25 | Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the terms of office and method of selection of judges of the Federal courts. | Constitutional amendments | 1977-02-22 | 1977-02-22 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Allen, James B. [D-AL] | AL | D | A000127 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Sets an eight-year term of office for Supreme Court justices and a six-year term of office for judges of inferior Federal courts. Directs that United States district court judges be elected by persons within the appropriate judicial districts. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z |