User blog:Oberoth20/My personal Amendment Proposal 1 - The Supreme Court

Section 1. Composition of the Court
The Supreme Court shall consist of a total of thirteen justices, twelve of which shall serve twenty-four year terms with the Chief Justice serving a lifetime term or until he either retires or is impeached.

No Justice shall serve more than twenty-four years either consecutively or non-consecutively.

Twelve Circuit Court districts shall be established by Congress, evenly across the several states with a thirteenth covering Territories and foreign matters.

The Thirteenth Circuit District shall be overseen by the Chief Justice, while the other Circuits are overseen by justices as assigned by the Chief Justice.

Section 2. Eligibility
No person shall be nominated to fill a seat on the Supreme Court who is not a natural born American Citizen, a Citizen for seven years and a resident of the United States for fourteen years.

No person shall be nominated who has previously sat on a court and given a ruling that violates this Constitution as amended at that time.

No person is to be confirmed by the senate who has previously refused to uphold a Constitutional Law.

No person shall be nominated who is more than sixty-five years of age. (as they are expected to serve for 20 years making them 85 at the end of their term, this would leave them with some time for retirement)

No person nominated by the President may refuse to answer questions from members of the Senate that concern questions regarding how they may decide a case brought before them or the Supreme Court.

Section 3. Duties of the Court
The Supreme Court has a duty to consider all cases brought before it, the manner of which this is done is up to the Chief Justice unless: (Consider/Examine/Hold Hearings on/Rule On)
 * 1) A person is appealing a death sentence on behalf of himself or his client.
 * 2) A person proves a violation of this Constitution in a lower court and is latter overruled by a higher court or vice versa.
 * 3) A foreign Nation or National accuses the United States Government of Violating this Constitution with regard to sections relating to foreign affairs.
 * 4) The President of the United States requests a matter's concideration.
 * 5) (exististing duties of the court)

Section 4. Eligibility for Impeachment
In addition to what is already specified in this Constitution, members of the Supreme Court can be removed for the following offences:
 * 1) A Justice is unable to see or hear, or becomes mentally unfit to serve.
 * 2) A Justice fails to appear for work more than twenty days in a year without a Medical Excuess.
 * 3) A Justice exeeds their capacity as a Judge or an advisor of the Consititution.
 * 4) A Justice expresses their opinion in a campain in an attempt to sway voters towards their perfered canadate. Justices may express their ideas through print media and social media, but they must use an alias.