Judicial appointment criteria: qualifications and tenure rules for High Court judges including resignation, removal, and transfer consequences. High Court judges are appointed by the President and hold office generally until age sixty-two; they may resign in writing, be removed according to the constitutional removal procedure for Supreme Court judges, and vacate office if appointed to the Supreme Court or transferred to another High Court. Eligibility requires Indian citizenship and ten years' service as a judicial officer in India or ten years as a High Court advocate; explanatory provisions allow counting certain tribunal, advocate or pre Constitution service for eligibility and computation of those periods.