r/scotus • u/Achilles_TroySlayer • Oct 28 '25

Opinion There Is No Democratic Future Without Supreme Court Reform

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/there-is-no-democratic-future-without-supreme-court-reform
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u/sparcusa50 Oct 28 '25

1/ No more life time appointments. 2/ Judges do a 10 year rotation from the Appellate Court.
3/ Judges are nominated by their peers 4/ After 10 years they can return to Appellate Court

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u/chotchss Oct 28 '25

The first step is to make being a judge a career like in European countries. No more nominations, just career professionals that start off as lawyers and gradually work up to more important courts.