Term limits for Supreme Court justices would bring unexpected consequences

The most popular of President Biden’s recent proposals to reform the Supreme Court is to limit  the justices to staggered terms of 18 years. This idea is also among the five proposed amendments from the National Constitution Center’s 2022 Constitution Drafting Project, which convened progressive, conservative and libertarian scholars to identify sources of agreement on constitutional reform. 

But despite its popularity, it’s doubtful that staggered 18-year terms would accomplish what advocates expect.