Publication Date
2022
Publication Title
Minnesota Law Review
Abstract
In 2021, President Joseph Biden convened a presidential commission to consider proposals to reform the Supreme Court. Dozens of witnesses dressed up to provide live testimony to the commission, thousands of people wrote in with additional testimony, and the commission ultimately sent the President a 294-page report.1 I served on that commission and agreed to submit our report to the President. But much is lost in committee. What follows are my own views on the subjects we considered.
In keeping with the structure of the commission’s report, Part I addresses background, Part II addresses court packing, Part III addresses term limits, Part IV addresses jurisdiction stripping and related reforms, and Part V addresses the shadow docket. Part VI addresses the commission itself.
Recommended Citation
William Baude, "Reflections of a Supreme Court Commissioner," 106 Minnesota Law Review 2631 (2022).
