Supreme Court commission votes to send final report to Biden with eye toward judicial term limits

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The bipartisan Supreme Court commission tasked by President Joe Biden to present court reform suggestions to the executive branch voted unanimously Tuesday to submit a final report giving more weight to imposing term limits over liberal calls for adding justices to the bench.

Biden assembled the commission earlier this year in response to calls by Democrats to restore what they called an ideological “balance” on the court, given the conservative 6-3 majority of justices established under former President Donald Trump. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday the president would review the findings, though there is no definitive schedule for action based on the proposals.

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