lifetime appointment
Irremovable judicial position
A lifetime appointment is a position held until the holder dies, retires, or is removed for cause—not subject to reelection or term limits.
The phrase appears most often in discussions of the U.S.
Supreme Court, where justices serve for life: The lifetime appointment of federal judges insulates them from political pressure.
The arrangement prioritizes independence over accountability.
- impeachmentCharging officials with misconduct
- recusalWithdrawal for bias concerns
- permanencyState of being lasting
- papacyPope's office and authority
- supreme courtApex of judicial hierarchy
federal judge · judge · bench seat · judicial review · tenure · job for life · justice · oversight · ethical standards · authoritarianism · impartiality · public trust · hereditary rule · accountability · integrity · political stability · constitution · founding fathers
- Judicial Appointmentsjudicial nominee, nomination, nominee, confirmation hearing, confirmation vote
- judiciaryfederal judge, justices, district judge, magistrates, chief justice
lifetime appointmentfixed term
Duration with preset endpoint
term limit · temporary appointment · probationary period · secondment
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