Question: An elected body may remove a justice from the highest court. When does that elected body begin a new term?

The third and highest tier is the Supreme Court, located in Jerusalem; it serves a dual role as the highest court of appeals and the High Court of Justice. Israel has a three-tier court system. At the lowest level are magistrate courts, situated in most cities across the country. Above them are district courts, serving as both appellate courts and courts of first instance; they are situated in five of Israel's six districts. In the latter role, the Supreme Court rules as a court of first instance, allowing individuals, both citizens and non-citizens, to petition against the decisions of state authorities. Although Israel supports the goals of the International Criminal Court, it has not ratified the Rome Statute, citing concerns about the ability of the court to remain free from political impartiality. <SEP> The Constitution provides that justices ``shall hold their offices during good behavior ''(unless appointed during a Senate recess). Only one justice has been impeached by the House of Representatives (Samuel Chase, March 1804), but he was acquitted in the Senate (March 1805). The term`` good behavior'' is understood to mean justices may serve for the remainder of their lives, unless they are impeached and convicted by Congress, resign, or retire. Moves to impeach sitting justices have occurred more recently (for example, William O. Douglas was the subject of hearings twice, in 1953 and again in 1970; and Abe Fortas resigned while hearings were being organized in 1969), but they did not reach a vote in the House. No mechanism exists for removing a justice who is permanently incapacitated by illness or injury, but unable (or unwilling) to resign. <SEP> Prior to 1934, the annual message was delivered at the end of the calendar year, in December. Since 1934, the message or address has been delivered to Congress in January or February. The ratification of the 20th Amendment on January 23, 1933, changed the opening of Congress from early March to early January, affecting the delivery of the annual message. <SEP> the vice president of the republic of liberia is the second - highest executive official in liberia, and one of only two elected executive offices along with the president. the vice president is elected on the same ticket with the president to a six - year term. in the event of the death, resignation or removal of the president, the vice president ascends to the presidency, which he or she holds for the remainder of their predecessor's term. the vice president also serves as the president of the senate and may cast a vote in the event of a tie. the current vice president is jewel taylor, serving under president george weah. <SEP> patronage refers to favoring supporters, for example with government employment. this may be legitimate, as when a newly elected government changes the top officials in the administration in order to effectively implement its policy. it can be seen as corruption if this means that incompetent persons, as a payment for supporting the regime, are selected before more able ones. in nondemocracies many government officials are often selected for loyalty rather than ability. they may be almost exclusively selected from a particular group (for example, sunni arabs in saddam hussein's iraq, the nomenklatura in the soviet union, or the junkers in imperial germany) that support the regime in return for such favors. a similar problem can also be seen in eastern europe, for example in romania, where the government is often accused of patronage (when a new government comes to power it rapidly changes most of the officials in the public sector).