<P> A judge of a United States district court is officially titled a `` United States District Judge '' . Other federal judges , including circuit judges and Supreme Court Justices , can also sit in a district court upon assignment by the chief judge of the circuit or by the Chief Justice of the United States . The number of judges in each district court ( and the structure of the judicial system generally ) is set by Congress in the United States Code . The President appoints the federal judges for terms of good behavior ( subject to the advice and consent of the Senate ) , so the nominees often share at least some of his or her convictions . In states represented by a senator of the President 's party , the senator ( or the more senior of them if both senators are of the president 's party ) has substantial input into the nominating process , and through a tradition known as senatorial courtesy can exercise an unofficial veto over a nominee unacceptable to the senator . </P>
<P> A judge of a United States district court is officially titled a `` United States District Judge '' . Other federal judges , including circuit judges and Supreme Court Justices , can also sit in a district court upon assignment by the chief judge of the circuit or by the Chief Justice of the United States . The number of judges in each district court ( and the structure of the judicial system generally ) is set by Congress in the United States Code . The President appoints the federal judges for terms of good behavior ( subject to the advice and consent of the Senate ) , so the nominees often share at least some of his or her convictions . In states represented by a senator of the President 's party , the senator ( or the more senior of them if both senators are of the president 's party ) has substantial input into the nominating process , and through a tradition known as senatorial courtesy can exercise an unofficial veto over a nominee unacceptable to the senator . </P>
who nominates judges to the us district courts
who nominates judges to the us district courts
President
President