Neil Gorsuch

[GMDino]

(02-01-2017, 10:19 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: The reason they have the job for life is that, ideally, the position is apolitical. Making it a lifetime appointment reduces the politicization of the SCOTUS. It doesn't make it zero, the justices are politicians as well, but putting limits on their time on the bench does make it more political than it already is. Even long terms like the 15-20 politicize the job more.

What if they had a particular retirement age?  65 or 70 say.

And they know they can't be removed otherwise so it would be the same as now only with a predetermined end date.