The Case For A 100-Justice Supreme Court

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Mike Masnick
‪@masnick.com‬

Once again, I think 13 Justices is the wrong way to do it. It appears like "packing" the court. If you go with *100* Justices, who handle cases on panels of 9, you fix the underlying problem of a small number of justices.
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The Case For A 100-Justice Supreme Court
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‪Brad Lander‬
‪@bradlander.bsky.social‬
· 12h

We can’t clean up Washington without restoring integrity to the Supreme Court.

That’s why I believe we should expand the Supreme Court to 13 justices. And then, institute term limits.

Because an appointment to the Supreme Court shouldn’t mean a lifetime lack of accountability.


2:01 AM · Mar 4, 2026

Once again, I think 13 Justices is the wrong way to do it. It appears like "packing" the court. If you go with *100* Justices, who handle cases on panels of 9, you fix the underlying problem of a small number of justices. www.techdirt.com/2026/01/16/t...

— Mike Masnick (@masnick.com) 2026-03-04T07:01:30.301Z

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Three Wise Men on "Who wants to be a milionaire?" would be an improvement. /nt

[yourout]

2. I want 52.

[intheflow]

3. Wut?

13 justices is packing the court but adding 91 justices isn't? That makes no sense whatsoever.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. The plan is to have a pool of 100 justices from which 9 or 13 or whatever are

chosen at random to hear a case. This would prevent Focus on the Family from hand crafting cases that appeal to one or two justices in particukar.

[Midnight Writer]

5. I totally agree with this and have been advocating it for years.

My proposal is for every President to get four picks during his term, with a ceiling of 100 Justices.

That way, a single pick cannot unbalance the Court. Outside influence groups would have their power greatly diluted. We would not need these political fights over the candidate's ideology. Decisions would not be derailed by a handful of corrupt or ideologically bent Justices.