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HR 565 · in committee · niche

District of Columbia Federal Judicial Officials Residency Equality Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • Requires federal judges, court clerks, prosecutors, and marshals serving in DC to live in the District of Columbia.
  • Affects U.S. district and circuit court judges, federal prosecutors, and marshals appointed to work in DC.
  • Enforced through residency requirements for new and existing appointees; no fiscal cost identified.

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Community Threads

Started by Cosponsor

  1. 01

    How would requiring federal judges and prosecutors to live in DC affect the pool of qualified candidates willing to take these positions?

  2. 02

    What enforcement mechanisms would ensure compliance with residency requirements for existing federal appointees, and what happens if someone refuses to relocate?

  3. 03

    What is the underlying rationale for connecting residency in DC to judicial impartiality or effectiveness in federal courts serving the District?

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Sponsor · D-DC

Eleanor Holmes Norton

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Introduced 2025-01-20

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-20 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2025-01-20 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-01-20 · IntroReferral

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E49)

  4. 2025-01-20 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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