Proposes a constitutional amendment that ends lifetime tenure for Supreme Court justices and replaces it with an 18-year cap. Sitting justices already past that mark would have their terms ended on the date the amendment is ratified.
If you've felt that a single Supreme Court appointment shapes the law for decades, this amendment would replace lifetime seats with a predictable 18-year term.
Who this affects
Supreme Court justices · future presidents · Senate confirmation process
What does this resolution do?
1Sets a hard 18-year maximum for every Supreme Court justice, replacing the current lifetime appointment.
2Applies retroactively: any justice already serving 18 or more years at the moment of ratification would have their term ended that day.
3If a Chief Justice is removed under this rule, the vacancy is filled through existing succession law rather than a special procedure.
