Jedi ranks

Jedi council member
When a Jedi Council Member vacates their seat the council looks for an exceptional Jedi Master to fill the empty position. Presiding Council members elect prospective candidates when openings become available. In some texts the Council has a few Knights in its membership "to give a different perspective"; however most references were removed in preparation for Revenge of the Sith, as Anakin's position on the council, but lack of promotion to Master, was a point of contention,as it was at the request of sumpreme chancellor Palpatine. While there are no explicit ranks among the Jedi Council (as it is, at least theoretically, a conclave of equals), there are clear centers of authority. Yoda, during his tenure on the Council, was generally regarded as the Council's senior-most member, or better known as the Grand Master, and Mace Windu as his second. During the time of the New Jedi Order, Luke's "first-among-equals" position as the Grand Master is also unquestioned, if not totally agreed with. Some members were permanent, or lifetime, members while the rest served limited terms, after which they stepped down and another member would be elected to the council.