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But since Justice O'Connor stormed the formerly all-male bastion that was the United States Supreme Court, that moniker is no longer appropriate.  Paul D. Carrington, writing in The New York Times, draws our attention to the "old" part, though.  He points out that as Article III judges, the Justices are entitled, not to life tenure, but to "hold their offices during good behaviour."  Pointing to Justice Rehnquist's continuing in office as he was dying of cancer and Justice Thurgood Marshall's belated retirement at the age of 82, Carrington suggests that a council with the power to recommend impeachment proceedings to the House of Representatives be established to monitor the justices' behavior.  And you thought taking the car keys away from grandad was tough!