Justice & Court Reform

Johnson leads House effort requiring judges and justices to place financial assets into blind trusts

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) introduced The Justice is BLIND Act, which would prevent judicial conflicts of interest by requiring federal judges and Supreme Court justices to place their financial assets into blind trusts. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, released the following statement that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) selected Georgia for their Southeast Community Engagement Office expansion to include Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUCC–Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Spelman College) and the Center for Black Entrepreneurship (CBE).

Ranking Members Hank Johnson, Jamie Raskin Call for Strong Safeguards Against Insider Trading and Ethical Conflicts By Federal Judges, Clerks, And Staff

Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts Ranking Member Hank Johnson Released the Following Statement at the Conclusion of the Supreme Court’s Recent Term

WASHINGTON, D.C. — “As America marks 250 years of independence from imperialist governance, with growing alarm we are witnessing the most activist Supreme Court in our nation’s history, as it reshapes our democracy into a plutocracy.

Washington, D.C. (June 30, 2026)— Today, Rep. Hank Johnson, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing on how to address piracy, copyright theft, and privacy challenges in the age of artificial intelligence, when creators are increasingly being exploited as AI companies use their work without consent or compensation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee over Federal Courts, joined leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) in announcing a new House resolution calling for reforms to restore voting rights in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais that eviscerated the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Courts Subcommittee Ranking Member Introduces Open Meetings Act to Bring More Transparency to Judicial Conference 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee over Federal Courts, introduced the Open Meetings Act, a bill that would require Judicial Conference meetings to be more open and accessible to the American people. 

Sen. Mazie Hirono (HI), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the Senate companion. 

“We expect companies that pride themselves on consumer protection, like Bank of America, to stand up for its customers and not rely on forced arbitration clauses that quietly strip customers of their rights.”