What are federal judges appointed for?
judges preside over cases
Administrative-law judges.
cases
Juvenile Court judges.
Judges do get vacations. In fact, some judges in the Federal system only sit for a specific number of months during the year. When they aren't actively hearing cases they are working on cases that have been accepted for appeal and they can take time off.
Judges publish opinions which are used to explain their rulings when they adjudicate cases. This is also known as a legal opinion.
The USFDA has administrative law judges which hear cases from its own administrative tribunal docket.
In criminal cases, there usually must be something more than that. However in civil court cases and especially in traffic cases, yes. It often comes down to a question as who the judges finds more credible. That's why they call them "judges."
magistrates.
No. Full time judges receive a salary. Part time judges normally earn an hourly rate, or a set salary for the number of court sessions they preside over.
The judges adjudicated, and they also taught Torah; and in some cases they also temporarily served as leaders in battle.