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. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) made following remarks concerning the shootings in Dallas, Texas and the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile:
“I emphatically condemn the despicable ambush and assassination of five police officers and the wounding of seven more last night in Dallas. My prayers go out to the victims, and I stand in solidarity with the people of Dallas who must live through the trauma brought on by this occurrence.
LITHONIA, GA – On Wednesday, June 29 at 11:30 a.m. in his Lithonia office, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) will continue the conversation on gun violence that began on the floor of the House of Representatives last week. For 26 hours, House Democrats demanded that Speaker Ryan hold a vote on important measures to prevent tragedies like the one that took place recently in Orlando, FL.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that his bipartisan bill, the Battlefield Excellence Through Superior Training (BEST) Practices Act (HR 1095), has garnered the endorsement of leading national organizations representing a diverse group of physicians.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of the horrific act of hate and terror in Orlando last week, the deadliest mass shooting in American history, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) today joined House Democrats’ sit-in on the House Floor to demand that Speaker Ryan and House Republicans allow a vote on bipartisan legislation to address gun violence.
Congressman leads effort with six colleagues to stop American-made bombs from being used in Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee member Hank Johnson (GA-04) today offered an amendment to FY2017 defense spending that prevents the indiscriminate use of inhumane cluster munitions by Saudi Arabia in their intervention in the Yemeni Civil War.
Congressman leads effort with five colleagues to withhold U.S. funds from Honduran police & military until gross human rights violations are addressed
Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law (RRCAL), issued the following statement concerning Microsoft's announcement that it will buy LinkedIn for $26.2 billion, a deal that could bring significant changes for the professional network’s more than 430 million members:
“Microsoft's proposed acquisition of LinkedIn is one of the largest acquisitions of a technology company in history,” Johnson stated.