Urge the House to Reject the JUDGES Act!

U.S. HOUSE:

I’m urging you to oppose the JUDGES Act (H.R. 1702) in its current form. This bill was originally crafted well before the election last year as a bipartisan solution to add new judgeships and ease the burden on our federal courts, at a time when there was no way to know which party would be in control of the White House or the Senate. But now, House Republicans are exploiting the bill to hand President Trump 22 new lifetime judicial appointments immediately, turning what was meant to be a fair process into a MAGA power grab.

Any judicial expansion must uphold the integrity and independence of our courts – not be manipulated to reward one president or one party. Reject this rigged version of the JUDGES Act.

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During his first term, Donald Trump stacked the federal courts with right-wing ideologues—judges who rolled back abortion rights, attacked voting access, and sided with corporate interests over the public. Now, House Republicans are trying to let him do even more damage by giving him 22 new lifetime district court appointments.

The JUDGES Act (H.R. 1702) was originally a bipartisan bill meant to address overburdened courts, with implementation planned before the presidential election. But Republicans delayed action until after Trump’s win and after securing Senate control—so they could rewrite the rules and hand him dozens of judgeships. It’s a blatant power grab, and we must fight back.

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