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Brennan Center urges states to push Congress on Supreme Court term limits

The advocacy group is distributing model resolution language to state legislatures, citing plummeting public trust and recent controversial rulings.

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The Brennan Center for Justice is urging state legislatures to pass resolutions calling on Congress to enact 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices. The campaign, launched in early August 2026, argues that lifetime appointments concentrate excessive power, citing a 2026 poll showing only 22 percent of voters have substantial confidence in the Court, recent ethics scandals, and decisions like Louisiana v. Callais on voting rights.

  • The Brennan Center is distributing model resolution language to state legislatures to push for Congressional action on Supreme Court term limits.
  • Public confidence in the Supreme Court has reached historic lows, with only 22% of voters expressing substantial confidence in 2026.
  • The proposed reform would institute 18-year term limits with staggered appointments, ensuring each president makes exactly two appointments per four-year term.
  • The campaign argues that 49 of 50 states reject lifetime appointments for their own supreme court justices, creating a stark contrast with federal practice.

How it unfolded

  1. Event Ongoing campaign push

    The Brennan Center continues distributing messaging to state legislatures emphasizing that no single person should hold power for too long.

  2. Report Campaign outreach continues

    The Brennan Center reiterates that 49 of 50 states reject lifetime appointments for their state supreme court justices, arguing the federal government should align with state practice.

  3. Reaction Continued advocacy messaging

    The Brennan Center emphasizes that the Supreme Court has amassed extraordinary power while public trust has plummeted, positioning term limits as strengthening democratic accountability.

  4. Report Campaign details released

    The Brennan Center publishes detailed language explaining the rationale for term limits, including concerns about polarizing decisions, diminished public confidence, and ethics scandals at the Supreme Court.

  5. Event Brennan Center launches campaign

    The Brennan Center begins distributing model resolution language urging state legislatures to call on Congress to pass Supreme Court term limits, citing that 49 of 50 states do not provide lifetime appointments for their state supreme court justices.

What people are saying verbatim

“No one person should hold too much power for too long, and that's why we're urging state legislatures to call on Congress to pass Supreme Court term limits.”

Brennan Center for Justice · Bluesky · Aug 5

“Forty-nine of 50 states do not provide lifetime appointments for their state supreme court justices. No one should hold power for life.”

Brennan Center for Justice · Bluesky · Aug 4

“The Supreme Court has amassed extraordinary power while public trust in the institution has plummeted.”

Brennan Center for Justice · Bluesky · Aug 6

“For example, in a 2026 poll, only 22 percent of voters had a 'great deal' or 'quite a bit' of confidence in the Court.”

Brennan Center for Justice · Bluesky · Aug 4

“Term limits would ensure that no single person has too much power for too long. Justices would sit in staggered terms of active service and take 'senior status' after 18 years.”

Brennan Center for Justice · Bluesky · Aug 4

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  • No one person should hold too much power for too long, and that's why we're urging state legislatures to call on Congress to pass Supreme Court term limits.

    brennancenter.orgBluesky10h ago173▲view on Bluesky ↗

  • Forty-nine of 50 states do not provide lifetime appointments for their state supreme court justices. No one should hold power for life. We're urging state legislatures to call on Congress to pass Supreme Court term limits.

    brennancenter.orgBluesky1d ago127▲view on Bluesky ↗

  • The Supreme Court has amassed extraordinary power while public trust in the institution has plummeted. State lawmakers should call on Congress to pass term limits for justices — a reform that would strengthen democratic accountability.

    brennancenter.orgBluesky2d ago82▲view on Bluesky ↗