Those who support life terms and appointment cite the need to keep judges insulated from the popular passions of the people.

While it is unlikely to change due to the need for a constitutional amendment; the life terms of appointed judges remains a controversial topic. Those who support life terms and appointment cite the need to keep judges insulated from the popular passions of the people. Others who call for placing a time limit on judges’ service and/or even requiring elections argue that judges make public policy with their decisions and for that reason they should be accountable to voters. They say time limits on service could ensure judges never lose touch with contemporary issues. In your post discuss whether the system of judicial appointment with life terms should remain or whether there should be limits on servicbcie, judicial elections or both.