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Federal judges can only be removed by impeachment by the House of Representatives and conviction by the Senate.

A judge may be impeached by a simple majority of the House of Representatives and removed from office if convicted by a vote of two-thirds of the Senate at a special trial, but only for the same types of offenses that would trigger impeachment proceedings for any other government official. Judges cannot be removed from office simply because someone doesn't like their rulings or ideology.

Article III, Section 1 states that judges of Article III courts shall hold their offices "during good behavior." The phrase "good behavior" has been interpreted by the courts to equate to the same level of seriousness "high crimes and misdemeanors" encompasses.

In addition, any federal judge may be prosecuted in the criminal courts for criminal activity. If found guilty of a crime in a US District Court, the justice would face the same type of sentencing any other criminal defendant would.

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For United States Federal judges, the only way to remove one from office is via impeachment and conviction in the US Congress. That is, the US House of Representatives must impeach the judge, then the US Senate must convict that judge of the impeached crimes in a trial.

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By impeachment in the House of Representatives and conviction at a Senate trial.

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Under normal circumstances, an Article III (constitutional court) Federal judge is awarded a lifetime commission.

A judge may be impeached by a simple majority of the House of Representatives and removed from office if convicted by a vote of two-thirds of the Senate at a special trial, but only for the same types of offenses that would trigger impeachment proceedings for any other government official. Judges cannot be removed from office simply because someone doesn't like their rulings or ideology.

Article III, Section 1 states that judges of Article III courts shall hold their offices "during good behavior." The phrase "good behavior" has been interpreted by the courts to equate to the same level of seriousness "high crimes and misdemeanors" encompasses.

In addition, any federal judge may be prosecuted in the criminal courts for criminal activity. If found guilty of a crime in a US District Court, the justice would face the same type of sentencing any other criminal defendant would.

Federal judges can be removed from office by impeachment and conviction by congressional vote.

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The House of Representatives has the sole power of impeachment; the Senate conducts a removal trial if the House votes to impeach.

A judge impeached by the House of Representatives may be removed from office if convicted by a vote of two-thirds of the Senate at a special trial, but only for the same types of offenses that would trigger impeachment proceedings for any other government official. Judges cannot be removed from office simply because someone doesn't like their rulings or ideology.

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If he/she refuses to resign, the U.S. House of Representatives must impeach him/her, the U.S. Senate must try him/her, and at least 2/3 of the Senators assembled must find him/her guilty.

To date, eight federal judges have been removed from office in this way, and four other impeached federal judges resigned before the Senate voted (one of the four was acquitted).

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because they die, or broke the law

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