The 10 year term limit for the Supreme Court is trouble. With 9 justices, one party in power for 8 years, which happens often, is more than enough to ideologically set the tone.
I don’t mind term limits per se, just not such a short limit.
Lock the number of justices at 9. Have an 18 year term limit with a rolling new appointee every 2 years on a non-election year. If a Justice is removed or leaves before their term is over the interim Justice only serves out the rest of that position’s term. Appointees cannot serve more than a 24 year term to give interm Justices a chance to continue serving if they were appointed during the last years of another Justice.
There’s for sure still flaws under that system but it’s not exactly upending the position like a 10 year limit does. Also it should keep the court within the prevailing opinion of the country without it being overly politicized since appointments happen in non-election years.
The 10 year term limit for the Supreme Court is trouble. With 9 justices, one party in power for 8 years, which happens often, is more than enough to ideologically set the tone.
I don’t mind term limits per se, just not such a short limit.
Lock the number of justices at 9. Have an 18 year term limit with a rolling new appointee every 2 years on a non-election year. If a Justice is removed or leaves before their term is over the interim Justice only serves out the rest of that position’s term. Appointees cannot serve more than a 24 year term to give interm Justices a chance to continue serving if they were appointed during the last years of another Justice.
There’s for sure still flaws under that system but it’s not exactly upending the position like a 10 year limit does. Also it should keep the court within the prevailing opinion of the country without it being overly politicized since appointments happen in non-election years.