Hear matters, and conduct trials relating to violations of federal law.
Federal judges on the US Supreme Court are called justices.
No. Federal judges are appointed by the President with confirmation by the Senate.
Recently, judges and justices appointed on a federal level have prior judicial experience. This has not always been the case.
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The Senate confirms both federal judges and Supreme Court justices.
The President makes all appointments of judges and justices to the federal courts subject to confirmation by the Senate.
Because the judges and justices are supposed to be impartial, so judges and justices who make their slant clear tend to cause of lot of controversy.
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The first federal judges (justices of the Supreme Court) were appointed as a result of the Judiciary Act of 1789. There were no federal judges in 1787; therefore, there were no checks and balances to worry about.