"During good behavior", which means "until they die, retire, or are impeached."
The US Supreme Court has nine justices, the Court's official term for its judges.
(Supreme Court)
US supreme court Judges can go on till theywish to retire or until they die. There is no prescribed term.
Close. The US Supreme Court seats one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. All US Supreme Court judges are referred to as "justices."
Federal (US) Supreme Court judges are called "justices." The Supreme Court of the United States has one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices, for a total of nine justices. State supreme court vary in the number of judges seated on their highest appellate court, and are also inconsistent with titles. Some states call them "judges," while others refer to them as "justices."
There are currently nine US Supreme Court judges and they are appointed for life.
There are nine (9) justices on the US Supreme Court.
There are many different supreme courts - one of the US and one for each of the States. They have different numbers of judges, depending on the Constitution of each state. There are eight judges on the US Supreme Court (Nine seats for judges).
Because then people know right away the difference. Justices=Supreme Court. Judges=Normal Courts acting under the Supreme Court.
Us, the voters
Nine of them.
Appointments to the US Supreme Court must be approved by the US Senate.