Presidential Judicial PowersVersión en línea nomination judges confirmations process por Stephanie Ganser 1 President Nomination Power 2 Senate Review of Nominees 3 Approval of Nominee 4 Article 1 and 3 federal judges 5 Benefits of President Not Being Able to Remove a Judge 6 Article 1 Judges president can nominate federal judges to federal courts president is not involved in selection of state judges president can choose whomever she likes as the constitution has no qualifications for a judge president chooses a candidate that shares her ideology interviews the nominee researches the nominee's prior case opinions investigates nominees background, including an FBI check majority vote by the senate serve for life or a term of years can be impeached and removed by Congress cannot be removed by the president ensures judge can be free to decide a case based upon principles ensures judge won't lose his job if he/she doesn't decide the case as the president might like serve in specialty courts serve for a term of years