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Federal judges are subject to impeachment. In fact, 15 of 20 officers impeached, and all eight officers removed after Senate trial, have been judges. The most recent impeachment effort against a Supreme Court justice that resulted in a House of Representatives investigation was against Associate Justice William O. Douglas.
In the United States, impeachment is a remedial rather than penal process, [14] [15]: 8 intended to "effectively 'maintain constitutional government' by removing individuals unfit for office"; [15]: 8 persons subject to impeachment and removal remain "liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law." [15]
Federal judges are subject to impeachment. [4] Within the executive branch, any presidentially appointed "principal officer", including a head of an agency such as a secretary, administrator, or commissioner, is a "civil officer of the United States" subject to impeachment. [5]
The impeached official and their counsel may also demur, arguing that the impeached official is not a civil official that can be subject to an impeachment, or argue that there are not sufficient grounds for impeachment in the articles brought against them. The impeached official may answer the articles brought against them. [13]
What is impeachment for? Seems like a simple question. Constitutionally speaking, it also appears to have a simple answer: to cite and remove from power a president guilty of wrongdoing.Aye, there ...
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives announced impeachment charges against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, making him the fourth president in U.S. history to face a formal effort to ...
Impeachment trial is to be prosecuted by three impeachment managers elected from and by the House of Representatives; impeached judicial officers are suspended from practicing the functions their office until the judgement of the trial [37] Minnesota: House of Representatives (majority of the entire membership needed) Senate
The select committee submitted four articles of impeachment to the House on December 27, [11] and on December 30, articles were formally adopted. [12] The Senate began the impeachment trial against Judge Pickering on January 4, 1804. [13] On March 12, 1804, the Senate convicted Judge Pickering on all four articles and removed him from office. [14]