Former Supreme Court Justices are entitled to earn money after stepping down from the bench. In the United States, where there is no mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court Justices, there are currently four former Justices who are still alive. It’s also the way the position of Supreme Court justice is seen in each country. Retired Canadian justices tend to end up with cushy positions at big law firms that see their names as a draw for business. Ironically, Canadians tend to be smug about how much less politicized our Supreme Court is than that of the United States.

Source: National Post February 13, 2019 19:18 UTC