Judicial councilor -> judge

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diff --git a/book/ecosystem/covenant.md b/book/ecosystem/covenant.md
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ The Judicial Council shall have the power to determine all disputes within the c
 
 ### Article 2
 
-The Judicial Council shall be composed of eleven members, chosen by random sortition from a pool of applicants. Each council member shall serve one term of ten years, and will be excluded from future applications. Council members are required to not be associated with a political party or organization, nor to have acted contrary to the principles of the Covenant.
+The Judicial Council shall be composed of eleven judges, chosen by random sortition from a pool of applicants to the position. Each judge shall serve one term of two years, and will be excluded from future applications. Council members are required to not be associated with a political party or organization, nor to have acted contrary to the principles of the Covenant.
 
 The Judicial Council may pass any ruling on each case with the approval of six of its members.
 

diff --git a/book/ecosystem/guide-to-governance.md b/book/ecosystem/guide-to-governance.md
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ The legislature and executive are both democratically elected. The voting proces
 
 The legislature is the Elära Senate, and can make, veto, and amend any law. The executive is headed by the Steward of Project Elära, who implements the laws passed by the Senate. Additionally, the executive heads all of the executive departments, and regulates and facilitates their operation. The Steward generally cannot act in any way independent of Senate approval, ensuring the accountability of the Steward directly to the Senate, and indirectly to the members of the community.
 
-Finally, the judiciary is the Judicial Council, and is responsible for arbitration in the community as well as ensuring that all laws abide by the Covenant. It is chosen by sortition of all background-checked members of the community who apply for the position. It reserves the right to remove any member of the Varyë who violates the Covenant, which is why the random process of sortition is necessary. Judicial Councilors have one term and cannot apply for a second term.
+Finally, the judiciary is the Judicial Council, and is responsible for arbitration in the community as well as ensuring that all laws abide by the Covenant. It is chosen by sortition of all background-checked members of the community who apply for the position. It reserves the right to remove any member of the Varyë who violates the Covenant, which is why the random process of sortition is necessary. Judges have one term and cannot apply for a second term.
 
 The entire system of government is constructed such as to make abuses of power as unlikely as possible, and to preserve the freedoms of the community, to ensure that the project remains free, independent, and democratic long into the future.