8 years
until they die
For life.
For life.
Appointments to the Supreme Court of the US are for life.
A justice on the supreme court serves a life term.
they are appointed for life
they serve for life.
490 years
When they're no longer capable of executing their duty as Supreme Court Justice. As long as they're capable of adequately performing their duties, they have no limit to how long they may serve.
President Bill Clinton nominated Stephen Breyer to replace Justice Harry Blackmun, who retired in 1994. Breyer joined the US Supreme Court in August 1994; as of January 2010, he has served more than fifteen years on the bench.
Four years. Sandra Day O'Connor was elected to the Maricopa County Superior Court, in Arizona, in 1975 and served as a judge there until she joined the Arizona Court of Appeals in 1979. O'Connor remained on the state Court of Appeals until President Reagan nominated her to be the first female Supreme Court justice in 1981. Justice O'Connor retired from the US Supreme Court in 2006, and was succeeded by Justice Samuel Alito.
Until he either dies or quits.