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According to Article III, Section 1, of the Constitution:
"The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behaviour, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services, a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office."
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Federal Judges
Article III (constitutional) federal court judges receive a lifetime appointment, so there is no particular schedule for selecting these judges. The President makes a nomination whenever there is a vacancy on one of the federal courts.
What are federal judges appointed for?
Assuming you are talking about the U.S. government- supremem court justices and federal judges.
Not in the US. Federal judges are appointed. not elected.
The Senate has no check on the appointments of federal judges.
For federal judges, the answer is Congress. Federal judges can be impeached by the House of Representatives and tried by the Senate.
federal judges
The Judicial Branch of Government appoints Federal judges.
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.
Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution talks about Federal judges and Supreme Court justices."The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behaviour, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services, a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office."