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Rockaway Park: After the strange judgments the Supreme Court has issued, I’m beginning to wonder if we really need them. I’m not aware of any other countries having a system like ours, and the lifetime tenure law was made under the mistaken belief that if the justices are given assurances that they will be able to stay in power for as long as they want, they will not be affected by outside influences.

Brooklyn: On March 26, 1990, I arrived at my office where I served as the director of the New York State Crime Victims Board. It was the worst day of my life, as I was told that 87 people were killed in an arson fire at a social club in the Bronx called Happy Land, where there was only one means of escape. I immediately sent a team of Spanish-speaking claims examiners to an emergency center in the community.

East Northport, L.I.: I read the article on NYC mayors (“Ed, Dave, Rudy, Mike, Bill and me,” op-ed, Feb. 28) and found myself in overall agreement, much to my surprise. I’d add a few notes:

Manhattan: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is smart enough to fix the Hudson River rail tunnel and to plan for a second one at the same time (“A job for Engineer Pete,” editorial, Feb. 21). As a civil engineer and a transportation planner, I can assure Buttigieg that he can do both.