Biden begins staffing commission to study Supreme Court reform: report
By Joseph Choi - 01/27/21 03:21 PM EST
The Biden administration has begun setting up a commission aimed at Supreme Court reform and the federal judiciary, according to a Politico report.
Sources close to the matter told the publication that nine to 15 people are expected to be appointed to the commission that will study court reform.
Those who are expected to be on the commission include Yale Law professor and Obama era deputy assistant attorney general Cristina RodrÃguez and former American Constitution Society president Caroline Fredrickson.
Harvard Law Professor and former Bush-era assistant attorney general Jack Goldsmith has also reportedly been tapped to join the commission, according to the report.
The commission will fall under the scope of the White House Counsel’s office, Politico reports, with assistance from Biden campaign lawyer Bob Bauer.
excerpt:
Biden told interviewer Norah O'Donnell, "If elected, what I will do is I'll put together a national commission of — bipartisan commission — of scholars, constitutional scholars."
"And I will ask them to, over 180 days, come back to me with recommendations as to how to reform the court system because it's getting out of whack, the way in which it's being handled. And it's not about 'court packing,' there's a number of other things that constitutional our scholars have debated and I've looked to see what recommendations that commission might make."
more
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/536155-biden-administration-begins-staffing-commission-on-court-reform