There is no "tenure." They are elected on "terms." Each elected term is 4 years with no more than 8 years for one president. In other words, every 4 years, we have an election for president. They can become and remain (if re-elected) president for a total of 8 years.
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A term of four years.
Two terms are allowed. An additional two years, in case you started out being placed in the office through succession.
Tenure of Office Act
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According to a 2008 report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the average tenure of federal court judges below the US Supreme Court is approximately 20-24 years (no fixed average available); the average tenure for US Supreme Court justices was approximately 25.5 years, but has been as high as 26.1 years. In 1970, the average tenure of a Supreme Court justice was around 15 years.
The Tenure of Office stated that the president could not remove a government official without the approval of Congress However, President Johnson , claiming the act violated the Constitution, removed the Secretary of War, leading himself into a 3 month impeachment trial and almost getting removed from presidency.
Tenure of Office Act of 1867 made it illegal for the President to fire a cabinet member without the approval of Congress. It was used as grounds for impeaching President Andrew Johnson. It was later declared to be unconstitutional.