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

Congressman Johnson Leads Letter Calling For DOJ Investigation of Justice Thomas
August 11, 2023
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Jerry Nadler (NY), Jamie Raskin (MD), Hank Johnson (GA) and Ted Lieu (CA) sent a letter to the Department of Justice urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for consistently failing to report significant gifts he received. For close to two decades, Justice Thomas repeatedly certified that his financial disclosures were “accurate, true, and complete,” despite omitting millions of dollars in gifts.

Issues: Justice & Court Reform
Ranking Member Johnson's Opening Statement in hearing: Hearing on “Is There A Right to Repair?”
July 18, 2023
Speeches

I would like to begin by thanking my colleague, Chairman Issa, for bringing together experts from both sides of this important conversation. Thank you also to our witnesses for being willing to lend us your time and your considerable knowledge today. I feel privileged to serve as Ranking Member of a subcommittee that supports creators and keeps our American innovation system strong. Together, we on this subcommittee tackle complicated intellectual property policy issues that have no clear solutions in an often-bipartisan manner. I am looking forward to doing so again today.

Issues: Consumer Protection Justice & Court Reform
Rep. Johnson’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s End-of-Term Decisions
June 30, 2023
Press Release

ATLANTA, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, issued the following statement as the Supreme Court leaves on its summer recess. 

Issues: Justice & Court Reform
Rep. Johnson’s Statement on The Supreme Court Ruling Against Affirmative Action
June 29, 2023
Press Release

ATLANTA, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, issued the following statement after the ultra-conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court threw out race-conscious admissions at universities across the country, eliminating decades of precedent. 

Issues: Justice & Court Reform
Five Years Later – The Music Modernization Act
June 27, 2023
Speeches

Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, gave the following remarks at a field hearing in Nashville, Tenn. titled: "Five Years Later – The Music Modernization Act"

Issues: Economy and Jobs Justice & Court Reform
Rep. Johnson Calls for SCOTUS Expansion, Ethics & Recusal Reforms After Latest ProPublica Bombshell on Justice Alito
June 21, 2023
Press Release

Urges passage of his Judiciary Act and Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act

Issues: Justice & Court Reform
Rep. Johnson, Sen. Markey Announce Legislation to Expand Supreme Court, Restore its Legitimacy alongside Senator Smith, Reps. Schiff and Bush
May 16, 2023
Press Release

The Judiciary Act of 2023 will expand the Supreme Court from 9 Justices to 13 Justices.

Issues: Justice & Court Reform
Democrats Reintroduce Bill To Expand U.S. Supreme Court
May 16, 2023
In The News

Democracy Docket

Expand The Court
Issues: Justice & Court Reform
Rep. Johnson Renews Calls for SCOTUS Justice Thomas to Resign After Latest ProPublica Bombshell
May 4, 2023
Press Release

ATLANTA, GA – In the aftermath of yet another ProPublica report showing billionaire Republican megadonor Harlan Crow showering Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas with even more lavish gifts – this time that he paid private school tuition for a Thomas relative – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), the ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee that oversees the courts, issued the

Issues: Justice & Court Reform
Booker, Allred, Gillibrand, Johnson Introduce Bicameral Bill to Empower Workers to Fight Discrimination and Promote Equality in the Workplace
May 3, 2023
Press Release

Legislation would ban practice of forcing employees who face racial discrimination into arbitration

Issues: Justice & Court Reform
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