HJRES 86 · 94th Congress · Constitutional amendments
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the qualifications and tenure in office of Federal judges.
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1975-01-14)
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Constitutional Amendment - Provides that no person shall be a judge on the Supreme Court or an inferior court of the United States unless he is a natural-born citizen of the United States who has attained at least thirty years of age and has earned a law degree at an accredited school of law. Provides that the judges, both of the Supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behavior until attaining sixty-five years of age and shall, at stated times, receive for their services a compensation which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office.…
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