Our Founding Fathers intended the judiciary to be independent so that it could serve as a check against any abuse by the Executive or legislative branches. Accordingly, the Founders wanted to make judges impervious to the political climate of the times and did not want the other branches to have the ability to fire judges.

So what is the term for Supreme Court justices? Although it is often mistakenly described as being “for life,” the Constitution says otherwise. Download our free guide to learn more.