Bill > S4706

This bill, the Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization Act of 2022, amends Title 28 of the United States Code to provide for the duration of active service of the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court. The key provisions are: 1) The President shall nominate and appoint a Chief Justice or Associate Justice during the first and third years after a presidential election, establishing a regular appointment process. 2) New Justices shall serve an 18-year term of regular active service, after which they shall be deemed to have retired from regular active service. 3) Current Justices serving on the date of enactment shall be deemed to have retired from regular active service upon the appointment of each new Justice, in order of their duration of service. 4) If the number of Justices falls below the statutory number, the most recently retired Justice shall serve until the full complement is restored. The bill aims to standardize Supreme Court appointments and retirements, providing more regularity and consistency in the Court's composition.