Representative Green's Original Legislation to increase from 9 to 13 the number of justices of the Supreme Court.
This bill proposes to increase the number of Supreme Court justices from nine to thirteen. It achieves this by amending the United States Code to raise the maximum number of associate justices from eight to twelve and the number of chief justices from one to one, effectively adding four new seats to the court. The legislation would directly affect the federal judiciary by altering the size of the highest appellate body in the nation. Currently, the Supreme Court consists of nine justices, and this measure would expand that number to allow for more judges to hear cases.
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May 2026
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Introduced May 4, 2026
Last action May 4, 2026
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May 4, 2026
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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May 4, 2026
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Al Green
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