This bill increases from 9 to 13 the number of Justices on the Supreme Court.
To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow for twelve associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Judiciary Act of 2021”.
SEC. 2. NUMBER OF JUSTICES; QUORUM.
Section 1 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking “a Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices, any six of whom shall constitute a quorum” and inserting “a Chief Justice of the United States and twelve associate justices, any eight of whom shall constitute a quorum”.
References:
- The Library of Congress – Judiciary Act of 1789: Primary Documents in American History