119th Congress
H.R. 10390

Sets limits on suspending judges from cases

Caps how long a judge can be kept off new cases, asks chief judges to seek moving some complaints to another appeals court, and adds ways to review those decisions.

  • Suspensions that keep a judge from getting new cases can last no more than two years total
  • Chief judges must ask the Chief Justice to move complaints against appeals court judges to another circuit
  • The Chief Justice can refuse that request or pick which circuit handles it
  • Judicial councils must tell the House and Senate Judiciary Committees what action they take

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