The Judicial Conference of the United States—the Judiciary’s policy-making body—recently proposed 79 new judgeships for courts across the country and initiatives to improve both personal security and courtroom security.

On January 25, the Brookings Institution held an event titled, “Is there a path forward for court reform?”. The purpose of the event was to discuss the Biden administration’s creation of a bipartisan commission to study the Supreme Court and federal judiciary.