Justice is BLIND Act of 2026

Sponsor: Adam B. Schiff (Democratic-CA)July 20, 2026

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Judges and their families would have to put certain investments into blind trusts.

Federal judges, including Supreme Court justices, and their families would have to put certain investments into special "blind trusts." These trusts would hide the specific assets from the judges. This aims to prevent conflicts of interest. Today, there are no specific rules requiring blind trusts for these assets.

What Would Change

Today, federal judges must try to learn about their financial interests that could cause a conflict. But they are not specifically required to put certain investments into blind trusts. If this bill becomes law, judges and their families would have 90 days to place specific investments into qualified blind trusts. They would not need to know the details of those investments once placed.

Key Provisions

Requires federal judges, their spouses, and dependent children to place certain investments into qualified blind trusts within 90 days.
Prohibits judges and their families from dissolving these blind trusts or controlling the investments until 180 days after the judge leaves office.
Requires judges to confirm in writing within 15 days that they have set up a blind trust for their investments or that they have no such investments.
Makes these written confirmations from judges publicly available on the Administrative Office of the United States Courts' website.
Clarifies that judges do not need to know the specific investments inside a qualified blind trust, beyond the initial assets placed in it.

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S 5032 · 119th Congress · July 20, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10

Justice is BLIND Act of 2026

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