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Unlike politicians in the Legislative and Executive branches of government, all federal judges, including US Supreme Court Justices, are appointed for life. There is no term of office. They remain on the bench until they die, resign, or are impeached and tried by Congress.
The legislative branch was to create laws to improve American life, The executive branch was to enforce the laws, and the judicial branch was to judge whether a law was constitutional.
John Tyler was a life-long resident of Virginia and held office there.
Totalitarianism is a concept which describes a political system wherein the state holds total authority over the society. It exercises dictatorial control over various aspects of life.
The main reason that George Washington left office after two terms was that he did not want to establish an imperial presidency. He believed it should be an office of the people not a dynasty.