Should there be age and term limits for Supreme Court justices?

[888theGreat]

Are you for age limits? 30 to 75 ? No more than 50 years?

yes must be at least 30 years old , must retire at 75 years of age , also mental tests to stay on

Yes , must retire at 75 and have mental tests yearly

No , but they must have mental tests at 50 and then yearly

No , no age limits , no mental testing

[usernameobvious]

I voted Yes for 75 then realised this was an American question. In most other countries retirement age is set where as the USA it seems unlimited for highest court judges

[DryGermanGuy]

Age and term limits for judges, House Representatives and Senators.

[OlderAndWiser]

I am opposed to term limits because serving as a justice, like many other public service positions, is something which requires some time to learn and to develop, and term limits make sure that we are always eliminating the people with the most experience and institutional knowledge.

I am opposed to age limits because they are unfair to many older people who are still quite sharp, cognizant, and very competent.

If you want to start implementing mental tests to qualify for retaining a public position, why not require mental tests before issuing drivers licenses or allowing young people to purchase alcohol? This will become a slippery slope once you start down that path.

Can you cite an example of a Supreme Court Justice who lost their faculties but continued serving? There are other ways to confront this problem directly without imposing unnecessary requirements that are burdensome to all, and which also introduce the potential for bias in eliminating justices for political purposes.

[OneViewpoint]

• Expand the court to 12 justices total.
• Age minimum of 35 and maximum of 70. Automatic removal at age 70 regardless of whether a partial term remains.
• A single 10 year term limit.
• No more lifetime appointments.
• No more cross generational mistakes that can't be undone.
• No more than 1 appointment by any single administration. An unfilled seat stays that way until the next administration.

[888theGreat]

It must be odd numbers so a decision is made

[OneViewpoint]

Good Point. 13 then.

[msc545]

Term limits, absolutely. Age limits? No, I don't think so. There is no evidence that age is a factor.

[Miristheiss]

As long as all of congress gets term limits.

[lilBigPotato]

Yes and also limit maximum amount of time.