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.
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By: Riley Bunch
U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson said he was prepared for the possibility of being arrested when he joined a protest in Washington, D.C., last month.
The Atlanta Democrat and several voting rights activists were taken into custody outside the Hart Senate Office Building.
The group, all Black and male, were protesting the Senate's inaction to pass sweeping voting rights legislation to combat new restrictive state laws.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted for H.R. 3237, an emergency funding package to harden the United States Capitol Complex, deliver much-needed resources to the U.S. Capitol Police force and respond to the costs of the January 6th insurrection.
Legislation would increase district court judgeships by more than 200 nationwide to address ‘crisis' in lower courts
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, led a coalition of Judiciary subcommittee chairs and members of the Judiciary Committee today introducing The District Court Judgeships Act of 2021 to address the massive case backlog due to a shortage of federal judges in districts across the country.
Boosting transit funding would advance racial equity, an advocacy campaign is arguing as it seeks to influence lawmakers' work on a major infrastructure package.
About $20 billion in annual transit operating funding, on top of the money House Democrats have proposed each year for transit, would increase service, shorten wait times, offer more people access to jobs, and reduce emissions, advocates found.
Democratic Congressman Hank Johnson was arrested in Washington D.C. last week, along with nine other demonstrators, in a show of civil disobedience to draw attention to Senate inaction on voting rights legislation and filibuster reform.
Sens. Hirono, Whitehouse, Murray, Durbin introduce in Senate
Legislation would protect workers, whistleblowers, create workplace misconduct prevention programs, investigate complaints and hold the powerful accountable
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced today that four venues in his district will receive more than $542,000 in Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG).
The four venues receiving funds are:
• A.R.T. Station in Stone Mountain: $61,609
• Onstage Atlanta in Scottdale: $84,521
• J.D. Entertainment, LLC in Covington: $391,798
• Conyers Rockdale Council for the Arts in Conyers: $4,291.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Sen. Chris Murphy (CT) on Wednesday introduced the Supreme Court Ethics Act requiring the Judicial Conference of the United States to create a code of ethical conduct for the Supreme Court of the United States.
Since Christopher Columbus first disembarked on the island of Cuba in the 15th century and brought infectious disease on an unsuspecting population — rendering indigenous people feverish and lifeless — foreigners have dictated Cuba's destiny. The cornerstone of their approach has been remarkably consistent. Irrespective of which great power was at play, all have pursued a similar course of action: Might is right.
Little has changed in the intervening centuries.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced he secured $4,929,000 for eight community-funded projects in the 2022 Department of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (LHHS) and the Department of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bills.