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In reply to the discussion: President Biden calls for three bold reforms to restore trust and accountability to the Supreme Court [View all]rsdsharp
(12,094 posts)by definition, lack of good behavior. Both Article I and Article II specify terms of years for the office holders (2,4, or 6). There was no limit on the number of possible terms for either of the Houses, or the Presidency, but any office holder could be removed by vote. Obviously, there are now limits to the Presidential term pursuant to the 22nd Amendment.
Article III states judges : [S]hall hold their offices during good behaviour. Therefore, they can serve until hell freezes over, the resign or die, so long as they do not deviate from good behavior. The only way to institute a mechanism to remove a sitting Article III judge or justice during good behavior is by Constitutional Amendment. Disagree? What do you think this Court would do with a Constitutional challenge to a statute instituting term limits for the Court?