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Who is the presiding officer when the president of the US is tried for impeachment?
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Who presides as judge during an impeachment trial before the Senate?
Chef Justice of Supream Court
Is it true or false that the chief justice presides over all impeachment trails?
False. The Chief Justice must preside over only impeachments of a President. Article I, Section 3, Clause 6 states in part: "When the President of the United States is tried, the chief justice shall preside..." Since the US Constitution fails to mention any other impeachment trials, the Senate has adopted rules that provide the Presiding Officer of the Senate (whether the Vice President, President pro tempore or other presiding officer designated by the Senate) shall preside in impeachment trials of other officials. In addition, in some instances, the Senate creates an impeachment trial committee to take evidence and to then report such evidence to the full Senate for its deliberation and vote.
Who is the presiding justice in an impeachment of the president trial?
The Chief Justice of the United States (Supreme Court) presides over the impeachment of a President; an "Impeachment Trial Committee" comprising Senators selected by the Presiding Officer of the Senate is in charge of all other impeachment trials. This practice began in 1986 when the Senate amended its rules and procedures for impeachment trials.
What branch of government holds the trial to impeach a president?
The Senate with the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court presiding, but the President can be tried for impeachment only after articles of impeachment have been presented to it by the House of Representatives, which in effect, functions as a grand jury to bring charges in the first place.
Why would it be better if the chief justice to ruled over the trial of the president's impeachment instead of the vice president?
The chief justice has a pool of individuals in which to respond to for his actions as with the vice president, short of an act of congress, would be considered biased in his decision for impeachment. The main reason is that the president is the head of the executive branch of government while the Chief Justice is the head of the judicial branch of government. Nothing short of having one head of a separate branch of government preside over the possible removal of the head of another branch of government would legitimize such a removal. The correlation between two heads of government in this regard is apparent when one notes that the Chief Justice is required to preside at impeachment trials only when the president is tried. When lower federal officials are tried, some other presiding officer of the Senate (i.e., the Vice President, President pro tempore or other designated officer) presides over the trial.
If the President or the Vice-President were to be tried who would be the presiding judge?
It would be the speaker of the house of Speaker of the House of Representatives
When the president of the US is tried for impeachment who have been impeached whopresidea the trial?
when the president of the united states is tried, the chief justice shall preside
Where is impeachment tried?
The Senate holds the (impeachment) removal trial after the House of Representatives has impeached the president. The Chief Justice of the United States (Supreme Court) only presides over the Senate impeachment trial of a US President; otherwise, the Presiding Officer of the Senate chooses a group of Senators to form an "Impeachment Trial Committee" to act as presiding judges. Certain members of the House of Representatives chosen by it act as prosecutors.
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.
What house has the sole power to impeach an executive or judicial officer?
The House of Representatives. After an impeachment, the impeached person is tried by the Senate.
Who presides over the impeachment trial of a US Supreme Court justice?
Chief Justice
What does the term impeachment mean and what of the two houses impeaches?
Impeachment means to bring a formal charge of criminal wrongdoing against an elected official (you are thinking of the President). It does NOT mean trying them. The House of Representatives conducts Impeachment proceedings. If the President were impeached by them (has happened 2 times) then the President would be tried by the Senate.
