Unlike other impeachable offices, SCOTUS judges serve for an unlimited term that is subject to an undefined “during good behavior” rule.
A future administration with sufficient votes to reform SCOTUS can and should take this to impose a meaningful code of conduct on judges that can boot them from the bench without needing the senate to go through a political process.
Same as any other office holder. Impeach in the house, convict in the Senate.
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Unlike other impeachable offices, SCOTUS judges serve for an unlimited term that is subject to an undefined “during good behavior” rule.
A future administration with sufficient votes to reform SCOTUS can and should take this to impose a meaningful code of conduct on judges that can boot them from the bench without needing the senate to go through a political process.