Federal judges and justices typically hold office for many years. Why is this the case?

Supreme Court justices, court of appeals judges, and district court judges are nominated by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate, as stated in the Constitution. The names of potential nominees often are recommended by senators or sometimes members of the House who are of the President's political party. The Senate Judiciary Committee typically conducts confirmation hearings for each nominee. Article III of the Constitution states that these judicial officers are appointed for a life term. The federal Judiciary, the Judicial Conference of the United States, and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts play no role in the nomination and confirmation process.





Federal judges are usually appointed for life. Why go look for another job when you can't be fired unless you get disbarred?





It is a rare honor to be appointed to such a position, and they want to keep it for as long as they can keep getting up and going to work.Federal judges and justices typically hold office for many years. Why is this the case?
Well, the supreme court is a lifetime position.Federal judges and justices typically hold office for many years. Why is this the case?
Whn the constitution was drafted, they allowed for various terms of office. Representatives serve for 2 years. Presidents for 4, senators for 6 and most federal judges have a lifetime appointment. Each of those folks has different roles and the drafters want the judiciary to be far removed from the politics of the moment, to be pure of thought in deciding questions of law, while representatives are supposed to the most responsive to the will of their constituents.
Judges has no fixed term of office.
So it won't bias their decisions. If they think that deciding a certain way could cost them their job, then they wouldn't be totally free to make unbiased rulings.