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Does the US Supreme Court have jurisdiction over cases of impeachment?
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∙ 14y ago
No. Impeachment isn't a legal proceeding, but a political process used to remove an official from public office. The Constitution gave exclusive authority over impeachment to Congress, the Legislative branch of government. The US Supreme Court has no authority or jurisdiction over such matters.
This question was explored in Nixon v. United States, 506 US 224 (1993) [No relation to former US President Richard Nixon, see United States v. Nixon, (1974)]. An impeached Mississippi US District Court judge, Walter Nixon, appealed the Senate's impeachment ruling to the US Supreme Court. The Court held that impeachment proceedings are non-justiciable, and are political matters, or the province of Congress. The 1993 Nixon case set a formal precedent preventing officials from appealing their impeachment in court.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoNo, the only branch that has impeachment powers is the Legislative branch (Congress). Article 1, Section 2 states that the House of Representatives has the sole power of impeachment. Article 1, Section 3 states that the Senate shall have the sole power to try impeachments.
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∙ 14y agoNo. Congress handles the impeachment and trial of government officials accused of wrongdoing.
The House of Representatives has the exclusive right to impeach, or bring articles of impeachment (charges) against an individual. If the House votes in favor of impeachment, which is analogous to a grand jury indictment in the judicial system, the case proceeds to trial in the Senate. If a person is convicted in the Senate, he or she is removed from office; there are no other penalties associated with impeachment.
The only time the Supreme Court is involved in the impeachment process is if the official being impeached is the President of the United States. If the President is brought to trial, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides over the Senate trial; otherwise, the Vice-President performs this function.
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