Samuel Chase Impeachment
Significance, Congress Impeaches Chase, Samuel Chase, Further Readings
Prosecutor
United States
Defendant
Samuel Chase, U.S. Associate Supreme Court Justice
Plaintiff's Claim
That Chase should be removed from his post for committing "High Crimes and Misdemeanors" within the meaning of Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution.
Prosecutors
"Trial managers" John Randolph, Caesar Rodney
Chief Defense Lawyers
Robert Goodloe Harper, Joseph Hopkinson, Luther Martin
Judges
The U.S. Senate, with Vice-President Aaron Burr presiding
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
1 March 1805
Decision
Chase was found not guilty and was allowed to remain in his post.
Related Cases
- Aaron Burr Trial, 25 Fed. Cas. 187 (1807).
- President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Trial.
- United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683 (1974).
Sources
The National Cyclopedia of American Biography New York: James T. White, 1895
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