The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour. . . .

–U.S. Constitution, Article III, Section 1

Use the excerpt to answer the question.

This excerpt from the textbook is the basis for which of the following traditions about the terms of federal judges?

Responses

Federal judges remain in office unless they are recalled by the popular vote of the people in their district.
Federal judges remain in office unless they are recalled by the popular vote of the people in their district.

Judges in the constitutional courts are appointed for life and serve until they resign, retire, or die.
Judges in the constitutional courts are appointed for life and serve until they resign, retire, or die.

Strict requirements for good conduct can lead to a federal judge's removal.
Strict requirements for good conduct can lead to a federal judge's removal.

Federal judges remain in office until the officials who appointed them are no longer in power.

Judges in the constitutional courts are appointed for life and serve until they resign, retire, or die.