Justice is BLIND Act of 2026
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Latest action (20 Jul 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
What this bill does
S. 5032, the "Justice is BLIND Act of 2026," would amend federal law governing judicial ethics to require federal justices and judges—including Supreme Court justices, district and circuit judges, magistrate judges, and bankruptcy judges—along with their spouses and dependent children, to place certain financial holdings into "qualified blind trusts." Covered holdings include interests in securities, commodities, futures, and comparable derivative-based interests, but exclude diversified mutual funds, U.S. Treasury securities, and a spouse's or child's employment compensation. Judges would have 90 days after enactment (or after taking office, for future appointees) to place these assets in trust, and could not dissolve the trust or otherwise control the assets until 180 days after leaving judicial service.
The bill affects all sitting and future federal judges and their immediate families who hold qualifying investments. It also requires judges to file written attestations confirming either that a blind trust has been established or that they hold no covered financial interests, and directs the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to publish these attestations on the existing public ethics-disclosure database. The bill also clarifies that judges' standard "reasonable effort" to know their financial interests, used in recusal decisions, does not require them to track the specific holdings inside a blind trust beyond its initial assets.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on July 20, 2026, by Senator Adam Schiff, cosponsored by Senator Blumenthal, and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. It has not yet received a committee vote, floor consideration, or further action.
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Timeline
20 Jul 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Common questions
- What does S. 5032 do?
- S. 5032, the "Justice is BLIND Act of 2026," would amend federal law governing judicial ethics to require federal justices and judges—including Supreme Court justices, district and circuit judges, magistrate judges, and bankruptcy judges—along with their spouses and dependent children, to place certain financial holdings into "qualified blind trusts." Covered holdings include interests in securities, commodities, futures, and comparable derivative-based interests, but exclude diversified mutual funds, U.S. Treasury securities, and a spouse's or child's employment compensation. Judges would have 90 days after enactment (or after taking office, for future appointees) to place these assets in trust, and could not dissolve the trust or otherwise control the assets until 180 days after leaving judicial service. The bill affects all sitting and future federal judges and their immediate families who hold qualifying investments. It also requires judges to file written attestations confirming either that a blind trust has been established or that they hold no covered financial interests, and directs the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to publish these attestations on the existing public ethics-disclosure database. The bill also clarifies that judges' standard "reasonable effort" to know their financial interests, used in recusal decisions, does not require them to track the specific holdings inside a blind trust beyond its initial assets. The bill was introduced in the Senate on July 20, 2026, by Senator Adam Schiff, cosponsored by Senator Blumenthal, and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. It has not yet received a committee vote, floor consideration, or further action.
- Has S. 5032 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 5032. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 5032?
- S. 5032 was sponsored by Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), with 2 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 5032?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (20 Jul 2026).
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