Sentence:  As a general rule the judges of the administrative courts are appointed for <WSD>life</WSD>, i.e., they continue in their office till the completion of sixty-eight years in the Federal Administrative Court[.] 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A period extending from a when a (positive or negative) office, punishment, etc is conferred on someone until that person dies (or, sometimes, reaches retirement age).