Though Justice Kagan told Congress in 2019 that Chief Justice Roberts was “studying the question” of whether to write a code of conduct applicable to SCOTUS, the Court has provided no updates since, so it’s critical that the legislative branch step in.
In part I, judicial retirement ages, we look at how most states have a mandatory retirement age for judges or judicial term limits.
President Biden’s Supreme Court reform commission would be well served not only to give the ultimate outcomes of reform due consideration but also what a transition to those futures would look like.