word | | Judicial branch |
| life | Denmark | Supreme Court (judges are appointed for life by the monarch) |
| life | Estonia | Supreme Court (chairman appointed for life by Parliament) |
| life | Greece | Supreme Civil and Criminal Court; all judges are appointed for life by the president after consultation with a judicial council; Supreme Administrative Court and Court of Auditors; Courts of Appeal; Courts of ... |
| life | Iceland | Supreme Court or Haestirettur (justices are appointed for life by the president); eight district courts (justices are appointed for life by the president) |
| life | Luxembourg | ... of Cassation, 2 district tribunals, 3 lesser tribunals); administrative courts and tribunals (State Prosecutor's Office, Administrative Tribunal and Administrative Court); judges for all courts are appointed for life by the monarch |
| life | Montenegro | Constitutional Court (five judges serve nine-year terms); Supreme Court (judges have life tenure) |
| life | Netherlands | Supreme Court or Hoge Raad (justices are nominated for life by the monarch) |
| life | Portugal | Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal de Justica); judges appointed for life by the Conselho Superior da Magistratura |
| life | Russia | Constitutional Court; Supreme Court; Supreme Arbitration Court; judges for all courts are appointed for life by the Federation Council on the recommendation of the president |
| life | Suriname | Cantonal Courts and a Court of Justice as an appellate court (justices are nominated for life); member of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) |
| life | United States | ... nominated by the president and confirmed with the advice and consent of the Senate; appointed to serve for life); United States Courts of Appeal; United States District Courts; State and County Courts |
| like | Brazil | ... by the Senate); Higher Tribunal of Justice; Regional Federal Tribunals (judges are appointed for life); note - though appointed "for life," judges, like all federal employees, have a mandatory retirement age of 70 |
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