I am hearing rumors that there are age limitations for appointment to the federal judiciary. Is that true?
For many years—at least for the last 15 or 20—there’s been an informal understanding in Pennsylvania that no one would get appointed to the federal bench if they were older than 62. There is no law that requires that. Obviously, a federal appointment is a lifetime appointment. The president, with the consent of the Senate, could appoint someone who is 65, 70, 75 or 80 if they wished.
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