All Roll Calls
Yes: 218 • No: 211
119-hr-5125119th Congress
District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]
Passed House
Summary
Shifts appointment power for D.C. judges to the President. This bill would terminate the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission and let the President nominate judicial vacancies and designate chief judges without relying on commission-recommended lists.
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- District residents: Removes the Commission that had a formal role in recommending nominees, changing how local input reaches judicial selections.
- Judges and nominees: The President could nominate candidates for vacancies without reference to a Commission list. The statutory judge-qualification text is altered to remove the Commission's appointment reference.
- Chief judges and appointments: The President would become the sole authority to designate chief judges for D.C. courts. The changes apply to appointments made on or after the date of enactment.
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President would pick DC judges directly
If enacted, this bill would end the DC Judicial Nomination Commission. The President would nominate DC judges without using commission-provided lists. The President would also choose chief judges. The bill would remove commission references from judge qualification rules. These changes would apply to appointments made on or after enactment. It would not change taxes or household benefits.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]
TX • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
LA • R
Sponsored 9/9/2025
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
SC • R
Sponsored 9/16/2025
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 9/17/2025
On Passage
Yes: 218 • No: 211