HJRES 199 · 93th Congress · Law
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the tenure in office of Supreme Court judges.
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.(1973-01-18)
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Constitutional Amendment - States that each judge of the Supreme Court and each judge of an inferior court shall hold office during good behavior for a term of ten years and may be reappointed for a second term of ten years by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Provides that the term of each judge of the Supreme Court and inferior courts holding office on the date of ratification of this article shall expire December 31, 1983, or ten years after the date of his taking the oath of office, whichever date is the later.…
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