Term limits for the Supreme Court: life tenure reconsidered.

From: Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy | Date: June 22, 2006| Author: Calabresi, Steven G.; Lindgren, James | Copyright information 
 
INTRODUCTION 
I.   THE NEED FOR REFORM: THE EXPANSION 
     OF LIFE TENURE 
     A. The Expansion of Life Tenure 
        Documented 
     B. Periodization and Related Empirical 
        Issues 
     C. Explaining the Trends in Life Tenure 
     D. Consequences of the Expansion of 
        Life Tenure 
        1. Reduced Democratic Accountability 
        2. Increased Politicization of the 
           Confirmation Process 
        3. A Rise in "Mental Decrepitude" 
           on the Cou...

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