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  2. Column: Why we need term limits for Supreme Court justices

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    Some also assert that even if the clause mandates lifetime service, that requirement can be met by limiting judges to 18 years on the Supreme Court bench and transferring them to appellate or ...

  3. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts: Courts ... - AOL

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    Democrats who have pushed for changes to the Supreme Court – including term limits for justices − have been accused by critics of being motivated by partisanship because of the court’s ...

  4. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts issues warning on ... - AOL

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    Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued a warning on Tuesday that the United States must maintain "judicial independence" just weeks away from President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ...

  5. Why Do Supreme Court Justices Serve for Life? - AOL

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    It's a question many have about the U.S.'s highest court—and the rationale dates back to America's founding. The post Why Do Supreme Court Justices Serve for Life? appeared first on Reader's Digest.

  6. Supreme Court of the United States - Wikipedia

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    As it has since 1869, the court consists of nine justices – the chief justice of the United States and eight associate justices – who meet at the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. Justices have lifetime tenure, meaning they remain on the court until they die, retire, resign, or are impeached and removed from office. [3]

  7. Ideological leanings of United States Supreme Court justices

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    To further discern the justices' ideological leanings, researchers have carefully analyzed the judicial rulings of the Supreme Court—the votes and written opinions of the justices—as well as their upbringing, their political party affiliation, their speeches, their political contributions before appointment, editorials written about them at the time of their Senate confirmation, the ...

  8. This is why it’s difficult to rein in the Supreme Court - AOL

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    The Supreme Court has interpreted the Constitution as giving its own members lifetime appointments, and the only remedy would be impeachment. They know that until one party controls 60% of the ...

  9. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

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    An associate justice who leaves the Supreme Court after attaining the age and meeting the service requirements prescribed by federal statute (28 U.S.C. § 371) may retire rather than resign. After retirement, they keep their title, and by custom may also keep a set of chambers in the Supreme Court building, and employ law clerks.