Samuel Chase was the only supreme court justice to be impeached.
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Supreme Court justices have lifetime appointments--most of them retire, but they can stay on the bench until they die like William Rehnquist did. They can be impeached, but that's the only way to get rid of one. The only justice to have ever been impeached was Samuel Chase, who was acquitted. Samuel Chase was nominated to the Court by George Washington.
Supreme Court justices have lifetime appointments--most of them retire, but they can stay on the bench until they die like William Rehnquist did. They can be impeached, but that's the only way to get rid of one. The only justice to have ever been impeached was Samuel Chase, who was acquitted. Samuel Chase was nominated to the Court by George Washington.
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.
President George Washington appointed Samuel Chase to the US Supreme Court in 1796. Justice Chase has the distinction of being the only Supreme Court justice impeached by the House of Representatives (1804). He was acquitted at his Senate trial in 1805, and remained on the Court until his death in 1811.
Justice Samuel Chase served on the US Supreme Court from 1796 until his death in 1811. Chase is the only Supreme Court justice to have been impeached by the House of Representatives (1804). He was acquitted at his Senate trial in 1805 and remained on the Court another six years. For more information, see Related Questions, below.
The US Constitution states that once confirmed by the Senate, a justice serves for life. However, they may retire if they wish. They can also be impeached and removed from the court if they do not maintain "good behavior." Only one Supreme Court Justice has been impeached: Samuel Chase in 1805. However, Chase was later acquitted by the Senate.
Yes. US Supreme Court justices may be impeached by the House of Representatives and tried in the Senate, just like the President. The justice must have committed a serious breach of ethics or be accused of "high crimes and misdemeanors," a vague term that encompasses both criminal acts and various forms of judicial misconduct. For more information, see Related Questions, below.
The US constitution provides that justices of the supreme court, including the chief justice, shall hold their offices "during good behavior," which basically means "until they die or retire." Theoretically a justice could be impeached, but this has only happened once in US history (to Justice Samuel Chase in 1804), and he was acquitted by the Senate.
Willima Howard Taft was the only President to also serve as a Supreme Court Justice.
Willima Howard Taft was the only President to also serve as a Supreme Court Justice.
The president would be tried by the senate, and the chief justice of the supreme court would be the judge.