Justice & Court Reform
As the former chair and now ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, Congressman Johnson is the leading voice in the House on court reform -- particularly the Supreme Court. Even before the 6-3 right-wing supermajority took control of the court, Rep. Johnson proposed legislation to expand the Supreme Court (Judiciary Act); require that the justices follow a code of ethics, transparency, and recusal standards (SCERT Act); and establish term limits for justices (TERM Act). Rep. Johnson has also introduced legislation to ensure that employees of the federal judiciary have strong statutory rights and protections against discrimination and workplace misconduct (JAA).
For more on the Congressman’s work on court reform, please read below.
More on Justice & Court Reform
By Kyle Cheney, Sarah Ferris and Nicholas Wu
The chamber's Democrats have one serious option to respond to the furor swirling around the Supreme Court justice's wife. They're not using it — yet.
"He absolutely should recuse himself," said Progressive Caucus Chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), adding that it was "outrageous" and "stunning" that he hadn't yet done so. "Clearly the Supreme Court is in need of ethics reforms."
Dear Friends,
After attending the Senate Judiciary Committee's first of four days of Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson on Monday, I'm home in Georgia for the remainder of the week meeting with constituents, including middle-school students, local leaders and workers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee that oversees the federal courts, attended the Senate Judiciary Committee first of four days of confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, the federal judge President Biden has picked to fill Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's seat when he retires this summer. The Congressman issued the following statement:
"My bill will restore fairness to the American justice system by reasserting individuals' right to access the court system," said Congressman Hank Johnson. "The FAIR Act would ensure that men and women contracting with more powerful entities aren't forced into private arbitration, where the bigger party often has the advantage of choosing the arbitrator in an unappealable decision. I appreciate my colleagues' support in passing this commonsense reform.
By Nate Raymond
(Reuters) - Three women on Thursday told a U.S. House of Representatives panel they experienced or witnessed harassment and discrimination while working in the federal judiciary, including a former clerk who said a judge fired her because she was pregnant.
REVOLT TV
Rep. Johnson Led Letter With Reps. Holmes Norton, Barbara Lee and Val Demings to Administration To Address: Major Failings of Federal Departments & Agencies to Do Business With Black-owned Media & Advertising Firms.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On National Public Defenders Day, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), along with Sen. Jon Ossoff (GA), introduced the Access to Justice Act, which would establish a federal public defender's office in the Southern District of Georgia, the Eastern District of Kentucky, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Co-leading the legislation in the House is Rep. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Northern Mariana Islands).
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson's (GA-04) bipartisan Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act (H.R. 963) that re-establishes everyday Americans' 7th Amendment right to seek justice and accountability through the court system, passed the House of Representatives with 222 votes.
Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, delivered the following opening statement for the hearing on: "Workplace Protections for Federal Judiciary Employees: Flaws in the Current System and the Need for Statutory Change."
Good morning, and welcome to today's hearing on "Workplace Protections for Federal Judiciary Employees: Flaws in the Current System and the Need for Statutory Change."