Student Activity: Read the articles and view the videos to help you determine your opinion on the following question: Should Supreme Court justices have lifetime tenure?
Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution states “The judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour . . .” which means that the only ways for a justice to be removed from the Supreme Court are death, retirement, or impeachment.
http://www.scotusblog.com/2007/09/life-tenure-term-limits-and-supreme-court-justices/
https://www.congress.gov/resources/display/content/The+Federalist+Papers (Federalist 78)
http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/10/lazarus.federal.judges/
http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4554057/life-tenure-supreme-court-justices