[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 5 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 5

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
  limit the terms of office of the judges of the Supreme and inferior 
                                courts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

  Mr. Applegate introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
  limit the terms of office of the judges of the Supreme and inferior 
                                courts.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, to be valid only if 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States 
within seven years from the date of the submission of this joint 
resolution by the Congress for ratification:

                              ``Article--

    ``Section 1. (a) Subject to the limitations of subsection (b), each 
judge of the Supreme Court or of any inferior court shall be appointed 
to serve during good behavior for a term of six years.
    ``(b) No individual may serve for a total of more than twelve years 
as a judge of the Supreme Court, for a total of more than twelve years 
as a judge of any inferior court, or for a combined total of more than 
twelve years as a judge of any two or more inferior courts.
    ``Section 2. This article shall not apply with respect to any judge 
of the Supreme Court or any inferior court who holds office by reason 
of appointment to such office before the ratification of this 
article.''.

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