![Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., addresses the House of Representatives after winning the 15th ballot to become Speaker of the House in the early morning hours of the fifth day of the 118th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday, January 07, 2023. (Photo by Craig Hudson/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.](https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230301_2023-01-07T071735Z_996199461_MT1SIPA000QGC70F_RTRMADP_3_SIPA-USA.jpg?quality=75&w=500)
In this series, the Katzmann Initiative monitors court reform legislation, seeking ways to foster legislative-judicial collaboration and convening scholars working in this area.
The Katzmann Initiative on Improving Interbranch Relations and Government monitors the health of the three branches, examines the relationship between the courts and Congress, and fosters civic education. The Initiative honors judge, law professor, and political scientist Robert A. Katzmann (1953-2021) who joined the Governance Studies program at Brookings from 1981 to 1999.