As I recall, retired judges can sometimes still hear cases.
Hmm...so they still have to be impeached?
and convicted?
I’m not sure he can still hear cases. They take ‘senior’ status at a certain point (65 with 15 years of service or younger if the age plus service equals 80) , and they can still work as much as they want at that point, but they don’t have to work.
Furgeson took Senior status as soon as he saw that Obama won in 2008, freeing up a slot for Obama to appoint another liberal; but he took retirement in 2013. Once he retired, he could take another job, but he wouldn’t be assigned to hear cases by the chief judge of the court.