Because they serve for life, justices are insulated from pressure groups and partisan politics.
Barring misconduct, or any other act that is considered egregious, they should serve until they retire or resign.
Since the Supreme Court sets the moral code for our country, justices should serve life terms. Infrequent changes in the court provide stability.
I think people get rigid in their thinking over time. Someone making the kind of decisions a Supreme Court judge makes should be more contem-porary-minded.
Dead wood needs to be pruned. We need fresh minds able to see the needs of society as they emerge.
pressure. What do you think?
Because this position is prestigious, it would be difficult to resign from, even if one were too ill to adequately complete its required duties.