US Supreme Court justices are appointed for life or until they choose to retire. If a position becomes open, the president submits the name of a nominee to the US Senate for approval. The senate interviews the candidate and votes to decide whether or not to confirm him.If they reject the candidate, the President send up a new nomination.
US District Courts seat judges. The title "justice" is usually reserved for those appointed to the US Supreme Court or certain state supreme courts (some states refer to their supreme court members as judges).
They are appointed for life, or until they retire.
The United States Supreme Court consists of nine justices. The justices are appointed by the president and remain justices for life. The Supreme Court is part of the judicial branch of the U.S. government.
The SenateArticle III Federal judges (US District Court, US Courts of Appeals Circuit Courts), like the justices of the US Supreme Court, are appointed by the President of the United States, with the "advice and consent" (approval) of the Senate. The House of Representatives has no role in this process.
Over the past few decades, most US Supreme Court nominees have had judicial experience on one of the US Courts of Appeals Circuit Courts. This is no coincidence; most justices were appointed to the Circuit Courts for the purpose of developing appellate experience and a record of jurisprudence because they had already been identified as potential future US Supreme Court justices. The Circuit Courts have become the US Supreme Court's farm team.
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), and all of the federal judges appointed to the inferior courts of the United States.
Yes, that is why the court is "supreme."
Yes, if a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) were to be appointed to the Supreme Court, both their religion and the government would allow them to serve on the Supreme Court. As of 2014, Mormons have served on state supreme courts, but not in the national Supreme Court.
Inferior courts generally are all courts below the Supreme Court. Judges may be elected or appointed, and when they are elected, they are elected by the voters of the district in question.
State courts are created and established within the legal system through the state's constitution or legislation. Each state has its own system of courts, typically including trial courts, appellate courts, and a supreme court. Judges are appointed or elected to serve on these courts, and they are responsible for interpreting and applying the laws of the state.
Judges and justices are appointed to all Article III federal courts, such as the US District Courts, US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts, US Court of International Trade, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Some states use a Gubernatorial or Legislative appointment process, too, although most use popular election or a combination of appointment and election.
Supreme court justices are appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate.