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minionofmidas
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« on: May 10, 2010, 10:23:51 AM »

No, not really, although a mandatory retirement age of 80 might be OK.
I'd suggest 75 or 20 years of service, whichever is sooner. Or thereabouts, anyways.
I'd impose a single term limit of 18 years.  The terms would be staggered in such a way that each seat becomes vacant every two years.
There'd still be additional unplanned vacancies, of course.
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minionofmidas
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« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2010, 01:05:53 PM »

Why are people acting as if 9 justices is some sort of divinely mandated number in coming up with term length proposals?  It's not even Constitutionally mandated.

I know, but 9 is fine by me.  An odd number of justices is preferable for obvious reasons, and 9 is neither too many nor too few.
Actually... an odd number of justices is a pretty dumb idea for obvious reasons. Unless you're looking purely for partisan gain.
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