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<blockquote data-quote="Dave70968" data-source="post: 3129391" data-attributes="member: 13624"><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Article III.</strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Section. 1.</strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.</p><p></p><p>So...yes, they can be impeached (for failing at the "during good Behaviour" clause). So far, fourteen judges have been successfully impeached, with Judge Samuel Kent being the latest. Not all were convicted; many resigned before going to trial (remember, "impeachment" is a formal offer of charges by the House; the matter then proceeds to trial in the Senate).</p><p></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_investigations_of_United_States_federal_judges" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_investigations_of_United_States_federal_judges</a></p><p></p><p>[USER=9374]@tRidiot[/USER]: there are very good reasons for giving judges and justices lifetime tenure. First, it insulates them from political concerns, allowing them to make their rulings strictly according to the law without having to worry about losing their offices for displeasing the populace (see, e.g., the rape case here in Oklahoma a few years back; the ruling was absolutely correct despite being hugely unpopular). Second, our system is based on precedent; keeping the same judges for long durations lends a certain stability to the law that wouldn't be there if we had frequent turnover of judges.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave70968, post: 3129391, member: 13624"] [INDENT][SIZE=5][B]Article III.[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][B]Section. 1.[/B][/SIZE] The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.[/INDENT] So...yes, they can be impeached (for failing at the "during good Behaviour" clause). So far, fourteen judges have been successfully impeached, with Judge Samuel Kent being the latest. Not all were convicted; many resigned before going to trial (remember, "impeachment" is a formal offer of charges by the House; the matter then proceeds to trial in the Senate). [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_investigations_of_United_States_federal_judges[/URL] [USER=9374]@tRidiot[/USER]: there are very good reasons for giving judges and justices lifetime tenure. First, it insulates them from political concerns, allowing them to make their rulings strictly according to the law without having to worry about losing their offices for displeasing the populace (see, e.g., the rape case here in Oklahoma a few years back; the ruling was absolutely correct despite being hugely unpopular). Second, our system is based on precedent; keeping the same judges for long durations lends a certain stability to the law that wouldn't be there if we had frequent turnover of judges. [/QUOTE]
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