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Absolutely not; that would be a conflict of interest and a breach of ethics that would not be permitted by the courts.
If the case ever reached the US Supreme Court on appeal, and the the justice was, for some reason, still a member of the Court, he (or she) would be expected to recuse himself from participating in the case.
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Who is the judge in a United States Presidential impeachment proceeding?
The president would be tried by the senate, and the chief justice of the supreme court would be the judge.
When is the only time that the chief justice of the supreme court sits as the judge in a trial of an impeached person?
after jhon f kenity was killed
What is the head judge of the supreme court?
The head of a state supreme court is called Chief Justice, just like the head of the US Supreme Court.
What is the Head judge of the supreme?
This is the person better known as the Chief Justice. The Chief Justice is the leader of the court (the other justices are known as Associate Justices); the Chief Justice presides over hearings and sets the agenda for the business conducted by the Supreme Court. If there were an impeachment, the Chief Justice would preside over the trial in the Senate. The current Supreme Court Chief Justice is John Roberts.
Who holds a trial for an official who has been impeached?
The House of Representatives impeaches the president and The Senate acts as the jury. The Supreme Court Justice is the judge.
Who presides over the impeachment trial if the president or the vice president is impeached?
If the President is the one impeached, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides over the trial.
When can the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court not preside over the Court?
The Chief Justice would not preside over the US Supreme Court if he (or she) recuses himself from a case; is sick or otherwise disabled; is engaged in a Presidential impeachment trial; or is on trial in the Senate himself. In the absence of the Chief Justice, the Senior Associate Justice (the justice who has served on the Supreme Court longest) would take responsibility for the Court.
Does the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court judge a presidential impeachment trial?
No. The power of impeachment and trial belongs to Congress. The House of Representatives impeaches; the Senate conducts the trial. When the US President is tried in the Senate, however, the Chief Justice of the United States (Supreme Court) presides. Under all other circumstances, the Vice-President presides over Senate trials.
Who presides over an impeached trial for the president of the US?
The chief justice of the US presides of the trial if the president is impeached.
Is it true or false that Supreme Court Justices serve a twelve-year term?
It is false. A Supreme Court Justice is appointed to their position for life. A justice can be removed by impeachment by the House of Representatives and a trial in the Senate.
When is a justice appointed to the US Supreme Court?
When a vacancy occurs because a sitting justice retires, resigns, dies or is impeached and convicted.Only one US Supreme Court justice, Samuel Chase, has ever been impeached, but he was acquitted at trial.
Who serves as judge at a formal impeachment trial of a president or vice president?
US Senate
