Perry proposes end of life tenure

[Howard Wasserman]

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Here are two posts from Jack Balkin explaining the Carrington proposal and how it would work:


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The Carrington proposal would not end life tenure. It would just require justices to take senior status after 18 years and would provide that the 9 junior-most justices will hear most cases (unless there is a recusal). The senior justices retain their tenure and guaranteed salaries; they would sit to fill in the panel when there is a recusal and they could sit on lower courts.

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I'm not sure I agree that it can be done by statute, since Perry is proposing an end to life tenure.  Does not that directly conflict with the requirement that "The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour"?



Cheers,

Steven



FYI, it's in Scot Powe's piece in "Stupidities / Tragedies", though I think Sandy Levinson has raised it elsewhere as well.  Worth mentioning that Perry's getting his stuff from a couple of Texas academics ...






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On 11/15/2011 04:27 PM, Howard Wasserman wrote:
Would this require an amendment?
No. Nothing in the Constitution says a judicial appointment is to any particular court.
Why couldn't Congress do this by statute, since it goes more to organizational details?
It could. I propose it as an amendment to entrench it and get buy-in from a broad constituency that might be swayed by reliance interests.


-- Jon

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