Samuel Chase

:For other men with this name, see Samuel Chase (disambiguation).

The impeachment proceedings

Chase was served with 6 articles of impeachment by the House of Representatives in late 1804, explicitly over Chase's handling of the trial of John Fries. Two more articles would later be added. The Jeffersonian Republican-controlled United States Senate began an impeachment trial against Justice Chase in early 1805. He was charged with political bias, but was acquitted by the Senate of all charges on March 1, 1805. To this day, he remains the only Supreme Court justice to be impeached.

Related Topics:
Impeachment - House of Representatives - 1804 - John Fries - Jeffersonian Republican - United States Senate - 1805 - March 1

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He is not to be confused with Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, the man on the $10,000 bill.

Related Topics:
Salmon P. Chase - $10,000 bill

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