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Bill 5155

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      5155
Type of Legislation:              Concurrent Resolution CR
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020418
Primary Sponsor:                  Altman
All Sponsors:                     Altman
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\pt\1929dw02.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          Federal judges, to request Congress and 
                                  President to remember they are appointed 
                                  during good behavior


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20020430  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
House   20020425  Adopted, sent to Senate
House   20020424  Committee report: Favorable            24 HIMR
House   20020418  Introduced, read first time,           24 HIMR
                  referred to Committee


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Revised on April 24, 2002 - Word format

COMMITTEE REPORT

April 24, 2002

    H. 5155

S. Printed 4/24/02--H.

Read the first time April 18, 2002.

    To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 5155) to request the United States Congress and the President of the United States remember that federal judges are not appointed for life, but pursuant to the United States Constitution are appointed, etc., respectfully

    That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

RONALD N. FLEMING for Committee.

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TO REQUEST THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES REMEMBER THAT FEDERAL JUDGES ARE NOT APPOINTED FOR LIFE, BUT PURSUANT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION ARE APPOINTED DURING "GOOD BEHAVIOR".

Whereas, the members of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina respectfully remind the United States Congress and the President of the United States that federal judges are not appointed for life, but under Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution they are appointed "... during good behavior ..."; and

Whereas, it is appropriate that the United States Congress and the President of the United States define what "good behavior" of federal judges means; and

Whereas, it is a proper function of the United States Congress and the President of the United States to remove, from time to time, those federal judges as may in their opinion be found to be other than in "good behavior". Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina hereby request the United States Congress and the President of the United States to recognize that federal judges are not appointed for life, but pursuant to the United States Constitution are appointed during "good behavior" and may be removed from office for other than "good behavior" as defined by the United States Congress.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the President of the United State Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and the President of the United States.

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