another way is do what Thomas Jefferson did which was to fire the judges. I think he had to dissolve the district to do it. Yes, he actually did this. Originally Posted by dilbert firestormNo, Jefferson didn't "fire" any judges. He asked the new Congress to rescind the Judiciary Act of 1801, which had created new federal judgeships that were quickly packed by lame-duck POTUS John Adams on the eve of Jefferson's inauguration.
In other words, Jefferson had to enlist the help of a sympathetic Congress.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Judges_Act