Uncle Dave O, thanks for the clarification.

Actually, some Federal judges have been impeached and removed from office. One of the most recent ones was Alcee Hastings, a judge on the Southern District of Florida. He was removed from office in 1989 after being impeached the year before.   (e was later elected to the House Of Representatives, where he still represents Florida's 23rd Congressional district.)

Two other Federal judges similarly impeached and removed from office in recent years are
Harry E. Claiborne        Judge (District of Nevada)        1986
and
Walter Nixon        Chief Judge (Southern District of Mississippi)         - 1989.

Thomas Porteous        Judge (Eastern District of Louisiana)        Impeached was impeached last month. His trial by the Senate is pending.



Associate SCOTUS justice Samuel Chase was impeached in 1804 and acquitted in 1805.