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Rep. Khanna reintroduces bill for Supreme Court term limits
The legislation aims to create a system where each president nominates a new justice every two years, ensuring that every four-year presidential term includes two Supreme Court appointments.
Ro Khanna / File Photo
Representative Ro Khanna reintroduced the Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act in a bill that would impose 18-year term limits on Supreme Court justices, in the 119th Congress.
The legislation aims to create a system where each president nominates a new justice every two years, ensuring that every four-year presidential term includes two Supreme Court appointments.
The proposed term limits would not apply to current justices. Instead, the bill seeks to introduce a structured appointment process that its sponsors argue would depoliticize the judiciary and restore public confidence in the Court.
“The public’s trust in the Supreme Court has plummeted. Extreme conservatives on the Court have stripped away Americans’ fundamental rights,” Khanna said. “Term limits and a binding code of ethics will rebalance the Court and rebuild confidence in our institutions.”
Don Beyer emphasized concerns over ethics and partisanship, stating, “Rampant, blatant ethics violations and increasing politicization have made it clear that the U.S. Supreme Court is broken – and that reform is urgently needed to restore Americans’ faith in the integrity of the Court.”
Since the legislation was first introduced in 2020 public support for term limits has been substantial. A poll by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that 68 percent of Americans favor term limits for Supreme Court justices. A Fox News survey reported even higher support, with 78 percent backing an 18-year term.
Gabe Roth, executive director of Fix the Court, endorsed the legislation, arguing that it is both constitutional and necessary. “The Court itself has upheld the creation of senior status in the lower courts, and no one in a democracy should serve in such a powerful position for 30-plus years as is now the norm,” Roth said.
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