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Does the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court judge a presidential impeachment trial?
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∙ 12y ago
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.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe Supreme Courts only power is to rule an action taken by the President as unconstitutional. The President can choose to ignore it, as the court has no arm of enforcement. The Court would have to rely on the House and Senate to impeach him.
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∙ 12y agoYes, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides over a presidential impeachment trial, meaning he (or she) manages the trial and rules on points of law and procedure. He (or she) does not judge the President in the sense of finding him (or her) guilty or not guilty; that responsibility falls to the Senators, who serve as a jury.
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∙ 13y agoOnly one member of the Judicial Branch, the Chief Justice of the United States (Supreme Court), presides over presidential impeachment trials in the Senate.
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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 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.
Who administrates the presidential oath?
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
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.
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.
What is the leader of the supreme court called?
Chief Justice John Roberts.
Where is the case against the president heard?
All federal impeachment trials are heard by the U.S. Senate, which serves as jury. A two-thirds vote is required for conviction. In the case of presidential impeachment trials, the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court presides.
If the president is impeached who is the trial presided by?
All impeachment trials are overseen by the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.
Who oversees the impeachment process in the senate?
chief justice
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.
Who judges the impeachment trial for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
If the Senate tries the Chief Justice, it would follow the procedure used in most impeachment trials. The presiding officer of the Senate or an appointed "Impeachment Trial Committee" would preside, or act as judge, and the other Senators would serve as the jury.This procedure is used for the removal trial of allofficials except the US President, and became legal practice in 1986 when the Senate amended its rules and procedures for impeachment trials. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court only presides over the impeachment trial of a US President.
Who runs meetings of the senate when there is an impeachment trail of the president?
Under current Senate rules, the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court presides over any impeachment trials.
