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Read the paragraph about the judicial branch of the
US government from whitehouse.gov.
Which detail best helps answer the research question
"Why are federal judges and justices appointed to life
terms?"
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Federal judges can only be removed through
impeachment by the House of Representatives and
conviction in the Senate. Judges and justices serve no
fixed term – they serve until their death, retirement, or
conviction by the Senate. By design, this insulates
them from the temporary passions of the public, and
allows them to apply the law with only justice in mind,
and not electoral or political concerns.
Generally, Congress determines the jurisdiction of the
federal courts. In some cases, however - such as in
the example of a dispute between two or more U.S.
states – the Constitution grants the Supreme Court
original jurisdiction, an authority that cannot be
stripped by Congress.
"Federal judges can only be removed through
impeachment by the House of Representatives and
conviction in the Senate."
O "Judges and justices serve no fixed term - they
serve until their death, retirement, or conviction by
the Senate."
O "By design, this insulates them from the temporary
passions of the public, and allows them to apply the
law with only justice in mind, and not electoral or
political concerns."
"In some cases, however - such as in the example
of a dispute between two or more U.S. states -- the
Constitution grants the Supreme Court original
jurisdiction, an authority that cannot be stripped by
Conaress."