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| Life tenure, intended to foster judicial independence, has been a unique feature of the federal bench since the Constitution was ratified in 1789. Back then, the average American lived to be about 40 and the framers didn't express much worry about senile judges. 'A superannuated bench,' Alexander Hamilton said, is an 'imaginary danger.' No longer. Today, aging and dementia are the flip side of life tenure, with more and more judges staying on the bench into extreme old age. |
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Black Robe Disease. Part 1
by steveswimmer on Thursday, Jan 20, 2011 at 5:28:05 AM
Black Robe Disease. Part 2
by steveswimmer on Thursday, Jan 20, 2011 at 5:30:48 AM
Does not do as intended
by Paul Kruger on Thursday, Jan 20, 2011 at 3:40:05 PM
A free ride for life
by Dave Kisor on Friday, Jan 21, 2011 at 4:15:28 PM