what is the term of office served by a fedral judge?

Answer 1

They serve for life, unless they are removed from office for improper behavior (which has only happened a few times in our country's history). Despite what many people say, the founding fathers knew it was important to have judges who would not be worried about making decisions in order to stay popular and keep their jobs. That's how the other two branches work. This branch is not supposed to be affected by anything but what the law says. To counter the power that comes with a life term, courts are severely limited in important ways: they can't initiate anything, but must wait until somebody else brings an actual dispute to their attention, and they can't try to answer questions that aren't really asked in the cases they hear and must obey prior decisions or their decisions will be reversed. It is vital that the courts remain an independent branch of our government, which means keeping them as life appointments, the way the framers intended them. If people have problems with some judges, then they should just insist that the President and the Senate only permit truly capable people to receive these jobs; more often, though, people who have problems with judges or our courts are just people who disagree with what the Constitution says and want to see things changed to suit their own views.

Answer 2

those guys get appointed for life......scary, huh?

It's time to consider amending the Constitution to impose limited terms on federal judges, all the way to the top at the Supreme Court. The terms should be nice and long, say 15 years, but considerably shorter than the lifetime tenure now enjoyed by our judicial aristocracy. The idea that whomever President Bush appoints during his second term could still be making law for my grandchildren is ridiculous. Maybe in an ideal world judges-for-life work, but in reality they're no better than presidents-for-life.

The idea behind life terms is that the judiciary shouldn't be politicized, but take a look around -- it's a little too late for that. I don't think federal judges should be popularly elected (as many state judges are), but I don't think we should have to impeach them be rid of them. Limit judges to one 15-year term, and then let them ply a useful trade in the public sector.

Answer 3

Life time appointment. They have to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

Answer 4

eight years

Answer 5

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