District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act

This bill would get rid of the group in Washington, D.C. that currently recommends people to serve as judges on D.C.'s local courts. Right now, that group suggests judge candidates to the President, and then the Senate has to confirm them. The group also picks the chief judges for those courts. Under this bill, the President would take over the role of choosing the chief judges directly, and the group would no longer be involved in the nomination process.

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