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
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, in light of the American Bar Association’s groundbreaking call for the Supreme Court to enact a binding code of ethics with an enforcement mechanism, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, led a letter with his democratic subcommittee colleagues urging Chief Justice John Roberts and Supreme Court Justices adopt a binding ethics code with an enforceable code of conduct.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Henry C. “Hank” Johnson (GA-04) reintroduced a resolution calling on Congress to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, a group of civil rights activists whose courageous actions in 1961 helped dismantle racial segregation in interstate travel.
Congressman Hank Johnson released the following statement:
“With the issuance of an Executive Order, Donald Trump has declared war on equal employment and contracting opportunities in the federal government for Black and Brown people, and for women. He seeks to Make America Great Again by turning back the clock and dismantling decades of progress made by Black people in America since enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It wont work.
Johnson Re-Elected Top Democrat on Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet by His Peers
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that he will continue to serve as a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for the 119th Congress.
In new letter, top Democratic advocates for Supreme Court transparency press Roberts and the Conference to allow for basic fact-finding in light of Justice Alito’s habit of ethically-questionable conduct
Ranking member Congressman Hank Johnson's opening remarks for IP and Strategic Competition with China: Part IV – Patents, Standards, and Lawfare
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December 18, 2024
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced today that the City of Stone Mountain has been awarded $92,985 from the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 Safer Outcomes: Enhancing De-Escalation and Crisis Response Training for Law Enforcement grant program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, sent a letter to Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch urging him to recuse in the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colo. case due to conflicts of interest.
The letter was signed by 12 colleagues, including Reps. Jasmine Crockett, Raul Grijalva, Madeleine Dean, Steve Cohen, Cory Bush, Jared Huffman, Lloyd Doggett, Rashida Tlaib, Melanie Stansbury, Delia C. Ramirez, Nikema Williams, Summer Lee.
DECATUR, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) hosted the Fifth Annual Unsung Heroes Awards Program on Sunday, Nov. 17, recognizing 15 exceptional individuals from Georgia’s Fourth Congressional District for their selfless contributions to the community. The event, held at Legacy Park in Decatur, celebrated the dedication and impact of these individuals across DeKalb, Rockdale, and Newton counties.
Congressman files legislation that allows death row inmates the ability to introduce new evidence
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) announced that he has re-introduced the Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act, which would ensure that death row inmates have the opportunity to present newly discovered evidence of innocence.