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. – U.S. Rep. Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (D-GA) today made the following statement concerning the announcement of a proposed merger of DuPont and Dow Chemical. Rep. Johnson is the ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law (RRCAL), which exercises jurisdiction over antitrust laws and competition:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Armed Services Committee member Rep. Hank Johnson released the following statement on the announcement that Secretary Carter will allow for all military positions to be open to women:
“I am in full support of Secretary of Defense Ash Carter’s announcement today that the military will be opening all combat roles in each branch of the U.S. military to women,” said Johnson.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) sent a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte requesting a full hearing to carefully review the issue of pre-dispute (“forced”) arbitration clauses that appear in millions of consumer contracts – from employment to automobile sales and from nursing-home admission to cell phone service.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Johnson issued the following statement on a media call while discussing The New York Times investigative series “Beware the Fine Print,” a three-part series examining how clauses buried in tens of millions of contracts have deprived Americans of one of their most fundamental constitutional rights: their day in court:
Congressman introduces bill to protect traveling public by requiring automatic braking systems
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Seeking to make highways around the nation safer for drivers, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) introduced the “Safe Roads Act of 2015” (H.R. 3536).
In April of 2015, five nursing students were killed and three others seriously injured when a tractor-trailer failed to stop and plowed into traffic that had stopped on I-16 in Georgia.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced the appointment of Alexis Moore as his new legislative counsel and Brian Duckworth as legislative correspondent.
A former prosecutor, Moore previously served in the offices Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). A native of South Carolina, Moore will staff the Congressman for his Judiciary Committee work and continue the Congressman’s focus on voting rights, privacy and technology issues.
Congressman introduces bill with support from entire Georgia House delegation
LITHONIA, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced today he has introduced a bipartisan resolution to rename the Pine Lake Post Office at Rockbridge Road and Spring Drive in honor of fallen police officer Francis Manuel Ortega.
The measure – H.R. 3274 – is supported by the entire Georgia House of Representatives congressional delegation. August 11 marks the 10-year anniversary of Officer Ortega’s tragic shooting death.