A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to require justices, judges, magistrate judges, or bankruptcy judges and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into qualified blind trusts, and for other purposes.

Adam B. Schiff

Democrat · CA · Senator

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

• Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)Original· 2026-07-20

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-07-20

Source: Congress.gov

Federal judges, including Supreme Court justices, would be required to place certain financial assets into blind trusts—special accounts they cannot see or control—to prevent conflicts of interest, with the same requirement applying to their spouses and dependent children. This rule aims to ensure judges make decisions based on the law rather than personal financial gain by keeping them unaware of which companies or investments their money is in. The requirement would apply to all levels of federal courts, from bankruptcy judges to the highest court in the land.

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