Judges can be recalled, though it is rare. It recently happened to the California judge who presided over the Brock Turner case over accusations that his sentence was not harsh enough.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_v._Turner#Repercussions...

Another instance was the removal of 3 California supreme court justices[1], including the first woman, for over turning too many death penalties and ruling against insurance companies too often (although the TV campaign to remove focused only insufficient zeal about the death penalty.)

[1]Rose Bird, Cruz Reynoso, Joseph Grodin

>"over turning too many death penalties and ruling against insurance companies too often"

Who specifically funded those efforts I wonder...

In the case of Rose Bird, at least, it wasn't "overturning too many death penalty cases", it was policy of a blanket rubber-stamp "overturned" on any and all death penalty cases. She was opposed to the death penalty, and was imposing her opinion on the matter over the law.

That's certainly what the commercials said. But since no actual instance of ignoring the law was ever presented, I'm not sure why calm thinking individuals would solely trust vacuous repetitive hyperbolic TV commercials.

And then stretch that to two other Justices.

And as we now know the 80's clamor for less and less legal review and more and more executions had pretty bad outcomes[1]

[1]https://www.aclu.org/other/dna-testing-and-death-penalty

>> Some judges have appointments for life, and those that aren't often aren't recalled.

> Judges can be recalled, though it is rare.

I believe that's exactly what the parent was trying to point out...

A judge who is capable of being recalled by the public is certainly more accountable than a social worker who can't be. That is the point.