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What Article of the Constitution explains how Congress can impeach federal judges?
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∙ 13y ago
According to Article I of the Constitution, the power of impeachment is vested in the Legislative branch.*
The House of Representatives brings charges, called "articles of impeachment," against officials it considers guilty of criminal or ethical violations. If a simple majority of the House finds sufficient evidence to support impeachment, the official proceeds to trial in the Senate.
The Vice-President of the United States presides over impeachment trials involving Article III federal judges and Supreme Court justices. Conviction requires a vote of two-thirds of the Senators present.
Impeachment only serves to remove a judge or other official from office; there are no other penalties associates with this process.
Article I, Section 3, Clause 7: "Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States; but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law."
* This applies to judges and justices appointed under Article III of the Constitution, which includes those who serve on US District Courts, US Courts of Appeals, and the US Supreme Court, as well as certain courts of limited jurisdiction. Judges appointed under Article I, who mainly deal with the interaction between the public and departments or functions of the government (such as Social Security Disability Appeals), are removed by a different process.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe President's appointment power is addressed in Article II, Section 2, the "Advice and Consent" Clause. Judges of the inferior courts would be included in the phrase, ". . . and all other officers of the United States, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law . . ."
Article II, Section 2
The President shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several states, when called into the actual service of the United States; he may require the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices, and he shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment.
He shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments.
The President shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
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∙ 14y agoArticle 2, Section 2, Clause 2, - shall nominate, and, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.
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∙ 13y agoNone. The Constitution doesn't establish any criteria for selecting or becoming a federal judge, leaving this decision to the discretion of the President and Senate.
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∙ 11y agoWiki User
∙ 11y agoArticle II , section 2, paragraph two, grants this power of appointment.
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∙ 10y agoArticle II Section 2
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Article one of the constitution refers to what government?
Article I of the Constitution refers to the legislative branch otherwise known as Congress, of the federal government.
What is the source of power of the federal courts?
The body of federal laws enacted by the US Congress, and Article III of the Constitution.
The jurisdiction of each federal court is derived from?
Mostly by Congress, within the parameters of Article III of the Constitution.
Which Article of the Constitution extablished the federal courts?
Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution established the Supreme Court and authorized the Congress to establish inferior courts, which would be the remainder of the federal court system.
Article III of the Constitution creates the judicial branch. This article?
grants Congress the authority to establish lower federal courts as it deems fit.
All three branches of the federal government are established in the first three Articles of the Constitution?
The three main branches of the American government are established in the first three articles of the United States Constitution. Article One establishes the legislative branch, Article Two the executive branch, and Article Three the judicial branch.
What is the only federal court set up by the constitution?
Congress has established a lot of courts in the federal judiciary; the Constitution gives them that power in Article I. The only court specifically mentioned in the Constitution is the US Supreme Court, which was mandated by Article III of the Constitution, but established by Congress in the Judiciary Act of 1789.
Who established the federal court system?
Congress created the federal court system in the Judiciary Act of 1789, under the authority of Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution.
All federal courts were established by?
By Congress, primarily in the Judiciary Act of 1789. The exception is the Supreme Court, which was established by the Constitution.
Who creates additional federal courts?
Congress is vested with the authority to create courts "inferior" to the US Supreme Court in both Article I and Article III of the US Constitution.
Who established. federal court system?
Congress created the federal court system in the Judiciary Act of 1789, under the authority of Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution.
The federal judiciary is addressed in the constitution in?
The federal judiciary is addressed in Article 3 of the Constitution. Article 1 addresses the legislature and Article 2 addressed the executive.
