GOOD BEHAVIOR

good behavior. 1. A standard by which judges are considered fit to continue their tenure.

[Cases: Judges 7. C.J.S. Judges §§ 21–24, 27–29.] 2. Orderly conduct, which in the context of

penal law allows a prisoner to reduce the time spent in prison. Cf. good time under TIME. [Cases:

Prisons 15; Sentencing and Punishment 1966. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1556, 1560–1562;

Prisons and Rights of Prisoners § 153.] [Blacks Law 8th]