A scholar of the Supreme Court and its relationship to the people of the United States says that President Joe Biden’s proposed term limits for justices can restore the court’s eroded legitimacy.
We would need an amendment for term limits, but we don’t actually need term limits. The size of the court is set by Congress, not the Constitution, and there is no requirement that it be a fixed number.
So, we can just give every president two appointments, in their first and third year in each term. Life terms, per the constitution, but any who die or retire are not replaced.
We would need an amendment for term limits, but we don’t actually need term limits. The size of the court is set by Congress, not the Constitution, and there is no requirement that it be a fixed number.
So, we can just give every president two appointments, in their first and third year in each term. Life terms, per the constitution, but any who die or retire are not replaced.
That’s a plan! Sadly, this proposal does not include Court expansion. There is no plan.