Judicial Tenure and the Supreme Court
Panelists spoke about the concept of life tenure for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States instead of a fixed term of years or … read more
Panelists spoke about the concept of life tenure for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States instead of a fixed term of years or a mandatory retirement age. No other western democracy and only one of the fifty states has life tenure for its supreme court. Issues included the fact that life expectancy has greatly increased since the Constitution was written and therefore vacancies occur much less frequently than in previous years. Judge Wilkinson moderated. close
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