HJRES 511 · 93th Congress · Law
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that appointments of Supreme Court and other Federal judges be required to be reconfirmed every 10 years, to require 5 years' prior judicial experience as a qualification for appointment to the Supreme Court, and to require retirement of Federal judges at the age of 70 years.
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1973-04-16)
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Constitutional Amendment - Requires appointments of Supreme Court and other Federal judges to be reconfirmed every ten years. Requires five years' prior judicial experience as a qualification for appointment to the Supreme Court, and requires retirement of Federal judges at the age of seventy years.…
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