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Samuel Chase (April 17, 1741 – June 19, 1811) was a Founding Father of the United States, signer of the Continental Association and United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland, and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Feb 22, 2024 · Samuel Chase was an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, whose acquittal in an impeachment trial (1805) inspired by Pres. Thomas Jefferson for political reasons strengthened the independence of the judiciary. Chase served as a member of the Maryland assembly (1764–84) and in the Continental.
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Jan 5, 2024 · Samuel Chase was a lawyer, politician, and signer of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland. He also served on the Supreme Court, where he was impeached by the House of Representatives, but acquitted by the Senate.
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Samuel Chase was a Federalist justice who was impeached by the House of Representatives for his political views and conduct on the bench. The Senate acquitted him on all counts, but convicted him on three of the eight articles, finding him guilty of promoting his agenda and excluding defense witnesses. The trial challenged the Senate to define the meaning of impeachable crimes and the role of the judiciary.
Samuel Chase, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, was impeached by the United States House of Representatives on March 12, 1804 on eight articles of impeachment alleging misconduct.
- March 12, 1804 to March 1, 1805
Learn about Samuel Chase, the only Supreme Court justice to face impeachment proceedings. He was a Federalist judge who defended judicial independence and natural law in Calder v. Bull and other cases.
Samuel Chase, 1796-1811. SAMUEL CHASE was born in Somerset County, Maryland, on April 17, 1741. He read law in the office of an Annapolis attorney and was admitted to the bar in 1761. He practiced law at the Mayor’s Court in Annapolis and appeared before other courts throughout the County.