Subject to mandatory retirement at age 74 and to the provisions of subchapters II and III of this chapter, a judge of a District of Columbia court appointed on or after the date of enactment of the District of Columbia Court Reorganization Act of 1970 shall serve for a term of fifteen years, and upon completion of such term, such judge shall continue to serve until the judge's successor is appointed and qualifies.
D.C. Code § 11-1502
District Charter provisions relating to tenure of judges, see § 1-204.31. Eligibility for retirement after ten years of service, see § 11-1562. .