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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That's certainly what Representative Hank Johnson, the Democrat who introduced the "Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act" in the House, argues. After Sessions' announcement on Monday, Johnson told me Trump "has no understanding of how the 1033 program can destabilize the very democracy he was elected to lead." Echoing Obama's rationale for the restrictions, the congressman said, "I worry about police agencies arming up to a point where they appear to citizens to be occupying forces."
Congressman Hank Johnson released the following statement after President Trump signed a memorandum ordering the Pentagon to block transgender Americans from enlisting in the military:
"Everyone, including our transgender men and women who bravely serve our country in uniform, deserve our respect and support. Instead, this Contrarian-in-Chief subjects them to discrimination by threatening to prevent them from serving in our armed services. We cannot allow this kind of blatant bigotry to go unchecked in the land of the free and the home of the brave."
Congressman Hank Johnson released the following statement after President Trump signed a Presidential pardon for the release of former Maricopa County, Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was found guilty of criminal contempt after illegally targeting Latinos:
It's been three months since President Donald Trump stunned Washington by firing FBI Director James Comey, who was investigating Russian meddling in last year's election.
DECATUR, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today joined Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and 75 other members of Congress to introduce a resolution censuring Donald Trump for the comments he made this week comparing counter protestors with neo-Nazis and white supremacists.
No person holding any office of trust shall, without the consent of Congress, accept any present Emolument of any kind whatsoever from any king, prince or foreign state.
Congressman Hank Johnson, who represents Georgia's Fourth District,covering portions of DeKalb, Gwinnett and Rockdale counties, condemned President Trump's response to the deadly violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
From left: Tichina Arnold, Ronreaco Lee, Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson, Congressman
Hank Johnson, Teyonah Parris, Erica Ash and Jessie T. Usher.
DECATUR, GA – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement on President Trump's impromptu news conference reiterating his original comments on Charlottesville: