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> judiciary monarchy of sorts

Do they have mandates for life?

matheusmoreira on April 27, 2023 [–]

Yes. Supreme court judge mandates are essentially lifetime. There's no fixed term, only way they leave is when they're forced to retire at 75 years old. They're just now trying to limit it to 8 years.

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