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by timeon 1155 days ago
> judiciary monarchy of sorts

Do they have mandates for life?
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matheusmoreira 1155 days ago
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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