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AMENDMENT:

Judiciary: Removal of judges on address of two-thirds of both Houses.

Amendment Details:

Date:

July 15, 1867

Type:

Congressional Bills

State of Origin:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Congress:

40th Congress (1867-1869)

Summary:

Judiciary: Removal of judges on address of two-thirds of both Houses.

Text:

That it be proposed to the several States of this Union to amend the Constitution of the United States, in the first section of the third article, by adding thereto the following: But for any reasonable cause, which shall not be considered sufficient ground for impeachment, they, the said judges, shall be removable by the President on the address of two-thirds of each branch of the legislature.

Chamber:

House

Sponsor:

WILLIAMS, Thomas (PA-R)

Committee of referral:

Judiciary

Topics:

hospow - Head of state powers legpow - Powers of the national legislature legsupr - Supermajority required for legislation jrem - Supreme/ordinary court judge removal

Comments:

Tracking information provided by Ames:\n1867, July 15. H. R. 75, 40th Cong., 1st sess. By Mr. Williams of Pennsylvania; read twice; to Com. on Judiciary. H. J., p. 210: Globe, p. 655.

Record Source:

Ames, Herman V. The Proposed Amendments to the Constitution of the United States During the First Century of Its History, American Historical Society Annual Report for the year 1896; H. Doc. 353 part 2, 54th Cong., 2d Session, volume 3550-2, Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1897.

Cite As:

The Amendments Project, edited by Jill Lepore and Tobias Resch, 2023, https://amendmentsproject.org [Record Number b040-h00075, accessed 2026-09-29]. Record Source: [Ames, Herman V. The Proposed Amendments to the Constitution of the United States During the First Century of Its History, American Historical Society Annual Report for the year 1896; H. Doc. 353 part 2, 54th Cong., 2d Session, volume 3550-2, Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1897.]