No, Supreme Court Justices are not elected for a specific term, such as 10 years. Instead, they are appointed for life, meaning they serve until they choose to retire, resign, or are removed through impeachment. This lifetime appointment is intended to ensure judicial independence and protect justices from political pressures.
There are 9 justices on the Mississippi Supreme Court. There is 1 chief justice, 2 presiding justices, and 6 associate justices, their designations determined by seniority on the court. *Unlike the US Supreme Court, the justices are elected to terms of 8 years, on a staggered schedule.
No. Seven Justices are appointed by the Governor to serve on the Arizona Supreme Court for a regular term of six years.
In Georgia, Supreme Court justices are elected by the public in nonpartisan elections. Candidates must be at least 30 years old, a U.S. citizen, and have practiced law in Georgia for at least seven years. Justices serve six-year terms, and vacancies can also be filled by gubernatorial appointment, followed by a confirmation election.
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To be a Supreme Court Justice in Kentucky, a candidate must be at least 30 years old, a resident of the state, and have practiced law for at least eight years. Additionally, they must be a licensed attorney in Kentucky. Justices are elected to serve a term of eight years and must reside in the district they represent.
No, but the number has varied over the years, because the Constitution does not say there has to be 9 members. The Supreme Court began with 6, then went to 5, then to 7, then to 9, then to 10, back to 7 agains and then to 9 again in 1896 and it has stayed at 9 ever since.
The Supreme Court of Virginia seats seven justices who are elected to twelve-year terms by a majority vote of both Houses of the Virginia General Assembly. In addition to the regular justices, the legislature may also select as many as five retired justices to one-year terms to assist and to hear cases when a regular justice is unavailable.
There are currently 9 Justices in the US Supreme Court. The number varied in the early years of the court from a low of 6 to a high of 10. The Circuit Judges Act of 1869 set the number at 9 and it has been there ever since.
United States Supreme Court justices are actually appointed for life. You must be referring to judges on some other court, which you would need to specify in your question.
The number was set in 1789, but has changed over the years.