Federal judges serve extremely long tenures averaging twenty years or more.

Evidence

Vacancies can occur because of the death, retirement, or, in rare cases, impeachment of a judge. Most federal judges regard their service on the bench as the capstone of their legal careers, and only a few leave the bench before required to do so by age or failing health. For justices who completed their service on the Supreme Court over the last 20 years, the average period on the bench was about 26 years, with lower-court judges serving about 20 years. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 461

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Judicial appointments extend presidential influence far beyond a term — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 511; Judges act as temporally extended representatives of their appointing party.; Supreme Court justices historically serve about 26 years on average — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 461 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Judicial appointments extend presidential influence far beyond a term #qualifies (0.78) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 511
• Judges act as temporally extended representatives of their appointing party. #qualifies (0.78)