Do you think Ruth Bader Ginsburg did the liberals a disservice by staying so long?

[Gary J]

To try and reduce some of the problems with federal Judges, I would suggest a constitutional amendment to prescribe a minimum age of 50 and a mandatory retirement age of 70.

[Gary J]

The proposed minimum age was designed to address the problem of President's appointing younger nominees who were not jurists of outstanding quality.

If you look at international comparisons, a maximum age of 70 or 75 is common for Judges.

The overall effect of my suggestion is to impose an effective time limit on judicial terms, without producing a situation when a judge is term limited off the bench whilst still young enough to be influenced by the need to seek a new job before retirement.