it goes to the courts than the congress to see if they approve or not.
They are elected officials.
Not in the US. Federal judges are appointed. not elected.
Within the US Federal Government, the executive branch appoints the various judges in the Federal justice system. Supreme Court judges and Federal district judges are appointed by the US President and must be approved by a majority of the US Senate.
Federal judges on the US Supreme Court are called justices.
The term of office for judges in the judicial branch of the US federal government is for life. This means that they serve until retirement, death, or if they are impeached and removed from office. There is no set term limit for federal judges.
There are sixteen judges on the US Court of Federal Claims. They serve 15-year terms of office.(16)
The US President has the authority to grant pardons to federal judges for anything except impeachment. There is no pardon from impeachment.
Yes. The President nominates Article III federal judges (Judicial Branch), but the nominee must be approved by the Senate. Technically, the appointment process involves both the President and the Senate; however, the President is given credit (or blame) for the appointment.US District CourtUS Court of International TradeUS Court of Appeals Circuit CourtsSupreme Court of the United StatesUS Bankruptcy Courts (Article I, 14-year appointments)US Tax Courts (Article I, 15-year appointments)US Court of Federal Claims (Article I, 15-year appointments)The President doesn't appoint US District Court magistrates (lower level judges), which are hired by District Court judges for eight-year terms. US District Court judges and Article I judges (bankruptcy, tax, federal claims) are often appointed by senatorial courtesy.
No. The Constitution is silent about qualifications for federal judges. There are also no statutory (legal) requirements for appointment to the Judicial Branch; however, those in charge of the selection process have adopted stringent, informal criteria for selecting appropriate nominees.
Yes
(in the US) Federal judges are not elected, they are appointed by the President with the approval of the Senate.
There are no training schools for US federal judges. They are considered to be fully qualified to take the bench at the time they are nominated for federal judgeship, or they would not be nominated in the first place.
15 years