Judicial Ethics: Mandatory Blind Trusts for Federal Judges
The House Committee on the Judiciary received this bill on July 20, 2026. It has not moved since that date and remains under committee review. Most bills do not receive a committee vote, so it is unclear if this proposal will advance further.
Companion bill: Federal Judges: Blind Trust Requirements for Investments →While there is significant public interest in judicial ethics, this bill lacks bipartisan support and faces a difficult path in a divided Congress.
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Companion
Identical companion bill S. 5032 (119th) was introduced in the other chamber.
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Federal judges, including Supreme Court Justices, magistrate judges and bankruptcy judges, along with their spouses and dependent children, would be required to move stocks, commodities, and similar holdings into a blind trust within 90 days. This limits their ability to manage their own investments and adds compliance paperwork, though it does not touch pay or job security.
“a justice, judge, magistrate judge, or bankruptcy judge and any spouse or dependent child of such justice, judge, magistrate judge, or bankruptcy judge shall place any covered financial interest of such justice, judge, magistrate judge, or bankruptcy judge or any spouse or dependent child of such justice, judge, magistrate judge, or bankruptcy judge, into a qualified blind trust.”
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Justice is BLIND Act of 2026
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