Article III of the Constitution specifies that justices "shall hold their offices during good behavior." That is to say, no numerical term limits are placed upon the offices of Chief Justice or Associate Justice, whereas the Constitution places specific term limits, stated in numbers of years,upon the offices of President and Vice-president, and members of Congress.
Yes, for justices on the Supreme Court of the United States. State supreme court justices usually have term limits, which vary from state to state. For more information, see Related Questions, below.
not enough are in favor and it needs to be done.
in the US Supreme Court, life
No. Seven Justices are appointed by the Governor to serve on the Arizona Supreme Court for a regular term of six years.
Supreme Court Justices have a ten year term.
The supreme court justices serve a life sentence, one term, until they die/retire. Among state judical brances the justices terms vary from state to state depending on how each state's constitution has established their respective judical branch.
A supreme court judge serves a life term.
They serve for life.
They do not serve terms. Once appointed, they are there until they retire, resign, die or (highly unlikely) are impeached and convicted. State supreme courts often impose term limits on their supreme court justices; however, the number and length of terms vary by state. For more information, see Related Questions, below.
Justices are appointed to the Supreme Court for life or until they voluntarily retire.
The US Supreme Court has nine justices, the Court's official term for its judges.
For a supreme court justice, the term is usually life. But you can be voted out through some crazy process or you can resign.