Pros and Cons of Tenure for Supreme Court Judges

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clerks put in many of their own opinions and logic into a judge's decision. Ultimately

these judges end up lazy and unable to make proper decisions. This also leaves them

more susceptible to corruption. When creating our system of government the Founding

Fathers didn’t intend for justices’ to hold power for such long periods of time.

A Supreme Court justice is a very honorable job but should not be picked by a

party or president. The states should decide who they would like and put the name in

the basket and the pulled winner would serve up to ten years and as far as education is

concerned that is open to common sense and good judgment The judges are meant to

be American born and able to give answer in few words as possible so as everyone that

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can read can understand his decision. Unlike the present judges they should be

accountable. Like the bible you cannot add or subtract from the constitution, this is for

the congress in amendments.

Ultimately tenure can allow bad judges to remain on the bench except in the very

rare cases of impeachment. They can also stay on the bench despite not being able to

preform as well and even when their productivity begins to dwindle. And when they do

decide to retire they have to wait for the election of a compatible President who in turn

can nominate an ideally compatible successor. The system for nominating and electing

judges could definitely be improved upon. Judicial vacancy doesn’t happen very often

but it can occur for years if a judge doesn’t find the right electorate to project its political

legacy into the future.

In conclusion, although tenure can provide some protection to judicial judges it’s

not enough to out weigh the cons. Judges can be corrupt or not able to work as

effectively after some time. A good solution would be to limit the time period of work for

judges from somewhere in between 10 to 18 years. So that they can still work

effectively and also gain helpful experience while maintaining a healthy time of being a

judicial judge. It would also prevent judges from staying on the bench for too long. This

could erase the controversy and concern shown over lifetime tenure.