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This is a list of Article III United States federal judges by longevity of service. Senate confirmation along with presidential appointment to an Article III court entails a lifelong appointment, unless the judge is impeached, resigns, retires, or assumes senior status. Such courts include currently the Supreme Court (since 1789), courts of ...
The United States courts of appeals were established by the Judiciary Act of 1891 as "United States circuit courts of appeals" (the name was changed to its current form in 1948). The act authorized 19 appellate judgeships in 9 circuits. Since then, the number of authorized appellate judgeships has increased to 179.
As of October 31, 2024 [update], the United States Senate has confirmed 213 Article III judges nominated by Biden: one associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 44 judges for the United States courts of appeals, 166 judges for the United States district courts and two judges for the United States Court of International Trade.
This “would defeat the reason for having lifetime tenure,” which is the goal of shielding federal judges from outside pressure. The reasoning behind lifetime appointment of Supreme Court justices
In the United States, a federal judge is a judge who serves on a court established under Article Three of the U.S. Constitution.Often called "Article III judges", federal judges include the chief justice and associate justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, circuit judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals, district judges of the U.S. District Courts, and judges of the U.S. Court of International Trade.
But federal judges, as well as Supreme Court justices, have lifetime appointments and there is no easy process for easing them aside. With people generally living longer, a lifetime appointment ...
The Appointments Clause in Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution empowers the President of the United States to nominate and, with the confirmation (advice and consent) of the United States Senate, to appoint public officials, including justices of the United States Supreme Court. This clause, commonly known as the ...
Biden appoints nearly 200 judges, highlighting stakes for the courts in the 2024 election. WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led Senate is poised to confirm President Joe Biden’s 200th federal judge ...