U.S. judges are appointed by the President, subject to confirmation by the Senate.
In 1941 a U.S. federal judge threatened a lawyer with contempt of court for using the word "darn".
A U.S. judge dismissed all charges against her due to prosecutorial misconduct.
Had they proceeded it would have been the first impeachment of a U.S. federal judge.
On 5 April 2012, he was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment by a U.S. judge.
On 11 March, a U.S. judge upheld the request of the federal prosecutor.
Through Jackson's influence, he served as U.S. judge for the western district of Florida 1821-32.
Current sitting U.S. judge on the International Court of Justice.
Most, but not all U.S. judges have professional credentials as lawyers.
Patents were ruled invalid by a U.S. federal judge on March 29, 2010.
