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having some provision for that. I do not think it is
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very important, really.
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THE CHAIRMAN: Mr. Winters, with respect to
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the length of term of judges, is there any magic number
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that seems to be the best length of term?
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MR. WINTERS: Well, there are some judges
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that are as short as four years. In fact, I would not
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be too sure that there are not some as low as two years,
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in some minor courts, and that .is very bad, of course.
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On the other hand, the 21 year term in Pennsylvania, I
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think, is really trying to reach something equivalent
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to life tenure by indirection and I think that, perhaps,
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more judges in the U. S. have a six-year term than any
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other, and that is not too bad. I would be inclined to
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favor eight or ten years .
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THE CHAIRMAN: With respect to the appellate
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level or trial court level or both?
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MR. WINTERS: Well, either one. I do not
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think it makes a great deal of difference between the
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two. But if you couple that with non-competitive
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reelection and with appropriate provision for removal
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