Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes 18-year term limits for Supreme Court Justices, creates regularized biennial appointment schedule, mandates transition of current justices to senior status in order of seniority, limits justices to one term, requires regularized Supreme Court appointment process requiring presidential nominations in first and third years after elections, one-term limit, 90-day initial confirmation deadline, 120-day deadline for replacement, and establishes 18-year active service term for new justices with automatic retirement, and mandatory seniority-based transition to retirement for current sitting justices upon appointment of each new justice. It relies on compliance mandates, definition changes, and exemptions. The main policy areas are Judiciary.
Who Benefits and How
The Supreme Court (institutional) could face reduced risk.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Current Supreme Court Justices would take on compliance duties, The United States Senate would take on compliance duties, and The President (appointment power) would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Establishes 18-year term limits for Supreme Court Justices, creates regularized biennial appointment schedule, mandates transition of current justices to senior status in order of seniority, limits justices to one term...
- Requires regularized Supreme Court appointment process requiring presidential nominations in first and third years after elections, one-term limit, 90-day initial confirmation deadline, 120-day deadline for replacement...
- Establishes 18-year active service term for new justices with automatic retirement, and mandatory seniority-based transition to retirement for current sitting justices upon appointment of each new justice.
- Exempts allows retired Supreme Court justices to be recalled to active service through a randomized transparent process chosen by Chief Justice when court falls below required number due to vacancy, disability...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes 18-year term limits for Supreme Court Justices, creates regularized biennial appointment schedule, mandates transition of current justices to senior status in order of seniority, limits justices to one term, requires regularized Supreme Court appointment process requiring presidential nominations in first and third years after elections, one-term limit, 90-day initial confirmation deadline, 120-day deadline for replacement, and establishes 18-year active service term for new justices with automatic retirement, and mandatory seniority-based transition to retirement for current sitting justices upon appointment of each new justice.
Key Policy Areas
Judiciary
Primary Purpose
The bill establishes 18-year term limits for Supreme Court Justices, creates regularized biennial appointment schedule, mandates transition of current justices to senior status in order of seniority, limits justices to one term, requires regularized Supreme Court appointment process requiring presidential nominations in first and third years after elections, one-term limit, 90-day initial confirmation deadline, 120-day deadline for replacement, and establishes 18-year active service term for new justices with automatic retirement, and mandatory seniority-based transition to retirement for current sitting justices upon appointment of each new justice.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- The Supreme Court (institutional)
Identified Costs
- Current Supreme Court Justices
- The United States Senate
- The President (appointment power)
- Future Supreme Court Justices
- The Chief Justice
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Auchincloss, …
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Current Supreme Court Justices, Future Supreme Court Justices, Future Supreme Court nominees
Positive-direction: The Supreme Court (institutional)
Negative-direction: Current Supreme Court Justices, Future Supreme Court Justices, Future Supreme Court nominees, Retired Supreme Court Justices, The Chief Justice
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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