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AP-NORC poll: 2 in 3 in US favor term limits for justices | AP News

By Thomas A. Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) About 2 in 3 Americans say they favor term limits or a mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices, according to a new poll that finds a sharp increase in the percentage of Americans saying they have hardly any confidence in the court.

The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds 67% of Americans support a proposal to set a specific number of years that justices serve instead of life terms, including 82% of Democrats and 57% of Republicans. Views are similar about a requirement that justices retire by a specific age.

via apnews.com

Absolutely. When a justice hits 70 or so, we should chuck him or her out. Some judges are sharp as tacks, but others are very much not. You can’t administer cognitive tests, so err on the young side. Give them good pensions.