I agree, in general, that term limits would be good for federal judges. Not just justices. As I'm sure you know, such a change would be a change to the constitution, which is no small feat. But I like change.
As an aside: Even though life tenure is possible, it's not as cut and dried as it appears. There is an implicit minimum term requirement, which is connected to their retirement benefits. Federal judges have SWEET retirement benefits, but in order to get them they have to put in a certain amount of time (the "rule of 80"--years of service plus age must equal 80). What the means is that anyone working longer than that is working for free.
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