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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Washington, D.C. (May 7, 2025)—Today, Rep. Hank Johnson, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, delivered opening remarks at a hearing on fostering American innovation in artificial intelligence (AI) amid global threats.
Below are Ranking Member Johnson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today’s hearing.
“Transparency and Responsibility in Upholding Standards in the Judiciary Act (TRUST Act)” Ensures Misconduct By Federal Judges Investigated Even If They Resign, Retire
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, issued the following statement after U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing this week, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, pushed back against Republican efforts to undermine judicial independence by threatening to impeach judges who rule against Donald Trump.
Courts Subcommittee Ranking Member Hits Reset Button To Fill Judgeships Based on “Next Unknown President”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On December 17, 2024, the United Nations proclaimed a Second International Decade for People of African Descent 2025-2034. This Second International Decade confronts the legacies of enslavement and colonialism, delivers reparatory justice, and secures the full human rights and freedoms of people of African descent worldwide.
Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) delivered the following remarks at the UN Atlanta Chapter Black History Month Event: Celebrating Resilience and Empowerment: The Second International Decade for People of African Descent (2025–2034) on Capitol Hill on Feb. 24, 2025
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.