Conditions of Service of Supreme Court Justices
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- 130
- Title
- Conditions of Service of Supreme Court Justices
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- other
- Description
A Chief Justice or Supreme Court Judge with at least five years' service earns a pension per federal law; remuneration and conditions of service cannot be altered to their disadvantage; removal by impeachment or a moral-turpitude conviction forfeits gratuity and pension.
Practice questions
Under what circumstance can the remuneration and conditions of service of a Supreme Court Justice be altered?
Besides impeachment, which other event results in the forfeiture of a Supreme Court Justice's pension?
What legal consequence follows if a Supreme Court Justice is removed from office via impeachment?
What is the minimum period of service required for a Justice of the Supreme Court to be eligible for a pension?
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