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The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates there were 3,600 federal judges and magistrates employed by the US government in 2008; however, they do not provide specific detail by court, tribunal or administrative law positions.
According to the 2009 Annual Report of the Director for Judicial Business of the US Courts, the following chart shows the total number of authorized judgeships by court, where numbers were available. Article III Courts are the only courts considered part of the Judicial Branch of the US, although there are other courts within the federal court system.
Federal Courts
Supreme Court of the United States............9 (Article III)
US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts...........179 (Article III)
US Bankruptcy Judges............................352 (Article I)
US Court of International Trade...................9 (Article III)
US District Courts (judges)......................678 (Article III)
US District Courts (magistrates)*.............523 FT/48 PT = 24 FTE
Approximate count.............................1,774(includes part-time magistrates)
* Magistrates occupy a lower judicial role than judges in US District Courts. District Court Judges appoint magistrates to eight-year terms; they do not hold lifetime appointments like other Article III judges.
Of the 1,774 tallied, 875 are authorized seats in the Federal Judicial Branch of government (Article III courts), excluding federal magistrates.
That leaves a remainder of approximately 1,826 Article I tribunal, administrative law, and other miscellaneous judges that are part of the federal court system, but not considered part of the Judicial Branch of government.
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Not in the US. Federal judges are appointed. not elected.
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Judges of the US Court of Federal Claims are appointed for fifteen year terms.
The duties of federal judges is not contained anywhere in the US Constitution.
Federal judges on the US Supreme Court are called justices.
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The US President has the authority to grant pardons to federal judges for anything except impeachment. There is no pardon from impeachment.
US federal judges serve for life.
By one definition a federal judge is one appointed under Article III of the US Constitution , appointed by the President and approved by the US Senate. These include the Supreme Court, the judges of the 13 circuit courts (a.k.a courts of appeal). and the US district court judges. There are other special judges in federal courts, such a magistrate judges and bankruptcy judges that are not appointed by the president and are not appointed for life.
No. All Federal judges are appointed, but most state judges are elected to office.
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Judges of the US Court of Federal Claims serve fifteen-year renewable terms.The US Court of Federal Claims is one of the US Special Courts Congress organized under its authority in Article I of the Constitution. Judges of US Special Courts serve fifteen-year renewable terms.
Article III (constitutional) federal justices and judges are appointed for life. Specifically, US District Court, US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts, and US Court of International Trade judges and US Supreme Court justices.Federal judges who serve on courts created under Congress' power in Article I (for example, the US Court of Federal Claims, US Tax Court, US Bankruptcy Court, etc.) are appointed for fifteen-year terms of office.
What are federal judges appointed for?
Federal court judges are appointed by the President but must be confirmed by a simple majority vote of the Senate. Lower level federal judges, such as those presiding over US District Courts or US Special Courts (Bankruptcy, US Court of Federal Claims, etc.) are often suggested by a Senator of the state in which the judge will serve and are nominated by the President as a matter of Senatorial courtesy. Federal magistrates are hired directly by the US District Court judges who supervise them.
State and municipal judges' salaries vary by location and other factors.Article III federal judges are paid according to type of court they preside over. Although they receive cost-of-living increases each year, they have not received a substantial pay increase for many years.2011 Article III Federal Judicial Salaries$174,000 US District Court judges$174,000 US Court of International Trade judges$184,500 US Court of Appeals Circuit Court judges$213,900 US Supreme Court, Associate Justices$223,500 US Supreme Court, Chief Justice2011 Article I Federal Judicial Salaries$160,080 Bankruptcy Judges and Federal Magistrates$174,000 US Tax Court judges$174,000 Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims judges$103,900 - $155,500 Administrative Law Judges
(in the US) Federal judges are not elected, they are appointed by the President with the approval of the Senate.
Article III judges (most of what you would think of as federal judges - US District, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court) judges serve for life, assuming they are not removed for serious violations of the law.
There are no training schools for US federal judges. They are considered to be fully qualified to take the bench at the time they are nominated for federal judgeship, or they would not be nominated in the first place.
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Article III federal judges are paid according to type of court they preside over. Although they receive cost-of-living increases each year, they have not received a substantial pay increase for many years.2011 Article III Federal Judicial Salaries$174,000 US District Court judges$174,000 US Court of International Trade judges$184,500 US Court of Appeals Circuit Court judges$213,900 US Supreme Court, Associate Justices$223,500 US Supreme Court, Chief Justice2011 Article I Federal Judicial Salaries$160,080 Bankruptcy Judges and Federal Magistrates$174,000 US Tax Court judges$174,000 Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims judges$103,900 - $155,500 Administrative Law JudgesThe Answers community requested more information for this question. Please edit your question to include more context.
Federal judges are employed by the US government and take an Oath to uphold the Constitution. Technically, the serve the rule of law, not the government or the people.
nominate federal judges
According to the Constitution, the US President nominates Article III federal judges, with the "advice and consent" of the Senate (a simple majority vote of 51%).
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