Impeachments of Federal Judges

Impeached by the US House of Representatives, March 2, 1803, on charges of mental instability and intoxication on the bench; Convicted by the US Senate and ...

Judges and Judicial Administration – Journalist's Guide - U.S. Courts

As of September 2017, only 15 federal judges have been impeached, and only eight have been convicted. Three others resigned before completion of impeachment ...

List of impeachment investigations of United States federal judges

As of December 2019, there have been 66 federal judges or Supreme Court Justices investigated for impeachment.

Impeachment and Removal of Judges: An Explainer

Justice Samuel Chase is the only Supreme Court justice the House has impeached, and he was acquitted by the Senate in 1805. Impeachment in the ...

Impeachment Trial of Judge Harry E. Claiborne, 1986 - Senate.gov

Impeachment Trial of Judge Harry E. Claiborne, 1986 ... In 1984, district judge Harry E. Claiborne was convicted for falsifying his income tax returns and ...

About Federal Judges | United States Courts

Article III judges can be removed from office only through impeachment by the House of Representatives and conviction by the Senate. Article III judgeships ...

Impeachment of federal judges - Ballotpedia

Impeachable offenses. The United States Senate has removed judges from office for substantial questionable conduct, even if no crime was committed. For example, ...

ArtII.S4.4.10 Judicial Impeachments - Constitution Annotated

The House of Representatives approved seventeen impeachment articles against Judge Hastings, including for perjury, bribery, and conspiracy.

The Judicial Branch | The White House

Federal judges can only be removed through impeachment by the House of Representatives and conviction in the Senate. Judges and Justices serve no fixed ...

Impeachment of Federal Judges - Constitutional Law Reporter

PREAMBLE : We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common ...

Washington Watch: When Federal Judges Are Impeached

66 federal judges have been investigated for impeachment since the birth of the republic, and 15 have been impeached; of these, eight have been convicted and ...

G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. - Federal Impeachment

G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. ... Judge Porteous became a federal district court judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1994. In 2008, the U.S. ...

REMOVING FEDERAL JUDGES - AN ALTERNATIVE TO ...

FOUR JUDICIAL IMPEACHMENT CASES ARE DISCUSSED WITH RELATION TO THE CHARGES FOR WHICH THEY WERE IMPEACHED. THE AUTHOR CONTENDS THAT IMPEACHMENT IS NOT THE ...

Good Behavior Clause Doctrine | Constitution Annotated

Berger, Impeachment : The Constitutional Problems 122–80 (1973) ; Saikrishna Prakash, Steven D. Smith, How to Remove A Federal Judge, 116 Yale L.J. 72, 78 (2006) ...

What Does It Take To Impeach a Federal Judge? - FindLaw

It is not a simple process. First, a member or committee of the House of Representatives has to start proceedings to impeach a federal judge.

How federal impeachment works - USAGov

The impeachment process ... The Constitution gives Congress the power to impeach federal officials. An official can be impeached for treason, ...

Other Federal Officers - Federal Impeachment

Federal Impeachment · William Blount · John Pickering · Samuel Chase · James H. Peck · West H. Humphreys · William W. Belknap · Charles Swayne · Robert ...

Opinion | How to Impeach a Supreme Court Justice - POLITICO

The question of what behavior justifies impeachment and removal of a Supreme Court justice must be resolved — if anywhere — in Congress alone.

Judicial Impeachments | U.S. Constitution Annotated | US Law

The House of Representatives impeached federal district judge Harry E. Claiborne in 1986, following his criminal conviction and subsequent imprisonment.

U.S. judge referred for possible impeachment on alleged misconduct

Only 15 federal judges have been impeached by the House since 1804, according to data from the Federal Judicial Center. About half of those ...