Only one Supreme Court Justice, Samuel Chase (one of the signatories to the Declaration of Independence), has ever been impeached. The House of Representatives accused Chase of letting his Federalist political leanings affect his rulings, and served him with eight articles of impeachment in late 1804. The Senate acquitted him of all charges in 1805, establishing the right of the judiciary to independent opinion. Chase continued on the Court until his death in June 1811.
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Samuel Chase was the only supreme court justice to be impeached.
If the President is the one impeached, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides over the trial.
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.
There is no specific term limit for a Supreme Court justice. They are appointed for life, unless they choose to retire or are impeached.
The chief justice of the US presides of the trial if the president is impeached.
A Supreme Court justice must remain above reproach in his or her personal life. Justices can be impeached if they are guilty of moral turpitude or crimes of law.
As written in the U.S. Constitution, the supreme court justice is appointed for life and can not be replaced. A supreme court justice can retire or die while in office. (S)he can also be impeached by congress for various forms of gross misconduct and be forced to step down.
A justice on the US Supreme Court is appointed for life unless they choose to retire or unless they are impeached and removed from office by Congress for misconduct or wrongdoing.
All impeachment trials are overseen by the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.
A Supreme Court Justice serves a life-term, unless they are impeached or they resign.
No, John Marshall was never impeached; he served as Chief Justice on the Supreme Court from 1801 until 1835, a tenure of 34 years.The only Supreme Court justice ever to be impeached was Samuel Chase, in 1804. Chase served on the Marshall Court until 1811. He was later acquitted during his Senate trial.For more information on Justice Chase's impeachment, see Related Questions, below.
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