Life tenure with no check-ins for cognitive ability

Francis X. Shen, JD, PhD spoke with Bloomberg Law about aging judges and mandatory requirements, and proposed a judicial health-assessment program. "It's really problematic to have a combination of life tenure with no—and I mean zero—check-ins for cognitive ability," said Shen, "There are few mechanisms and they're rarely used for assessing and then responding to the potential for cognitive decline."

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