Stephen Breyer Sounds Off On Supreme Court Term Limits, Age Limits For Justices

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I’ve stated, and I believe it’s true, I don’t suppose that’s dangerous. In the event you had lengthy phrases, for instance, they’d must be lengthy. Why lengthy? As a result of I don’t suppose you need somebody who’s appointed to the Supreme Courtroom to be occupied with his subsequent job. And so, a 20-year time period? I don’t know, 18-long time period? Nice. Nice. I don’t suppose that may be dangerous. I believe it might have helped, in my case. It could have averted, for me, going via troublesome choices once you retire – What’s the precise time? And so, that may be okay.

— Justice Stephen Breyer, who just lately retired from the Supreme Courtroom, in feedback given throughout an episode of Meet the Press the place he mentioned age limits and time period limits for the excessive court docket. Breyer went on to say that whereas he did miss being on the bench, “[O]ther folks additionally ought to have an opportunity at these jobs. And, in some unspecified time in the future, you’re simply not going to have the ability to do it.”

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