Is it appointment and review...and that's it?
Can a SC justice be impeached and removed from office?
2007-05-12 17:31:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Appointment and review... then they are there until they die, retire, or are impeached.
But impeachment is very tough for justices - 1000% than for presidents. Justices have to commit a felony, treason, or other violation that shows that they are unfit... not for case decisions, change of heart, or minor stuff.
2007-05-12 18:34:54 · answer #1 · answered by Simon H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't have any power. They do not have the power of the purse (Congress has this) and they do not have the power of the sword (The Executive Branch has this). If they make a decision that most people do not agree with, they will not be enforced. This has happened before, Andrew Jackson was ordered to give lands back to the Cherokee Indians by the Marshall Supreme Court because the United States breached a treaty. Jackson was quoted as saying,"That's nice, but now enforce it". And he led troops to the South and removed all the Indians from Georgia and Florida. This is known as the trail of tears. This is the true Checks and Balances on the Supreme Court.
Justices can be impeached and removed from office for anything that you would impeach any other governmental official for.
2007-05-13 00:38:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he can. Just like any appointed official made by the President, including (on a political side note) Alberto Gonzalez, if he is naughty and breaks laws and so forth, he can be impeached, tried, and removed from office.
Only one Justice has been impeached, Samuel Chase, in 1805, but he was acquitted.
Cheers!!
2007-05-13 00:40:00 · answer #3 · answered by SinisterMatt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Supreme Court Justice just like any other public official can be removed if they violated the laws.
2007-05-13 01:04:58 · answer #4 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes--although its never hapened. A very few Appeals Court judges have impeached.
Also--there is a practical limitation--the Supreme court has no power to leve taxes--so it must depend on Congress; it also has no investigative power (the Attorney General is under the Executive Branch) and cannot initiate cases/legal action--it is a review court only, as are the Appeals Courts.
2007-05-13 00:37:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Court interprets the law. The Congress can change the Law in response to a SCOTUS judgement. Or they could pass an Amendment to the Constitution.
The Court is ultimately beholden to the Law. And Congress, though its legislative role, checks the power of the Courts.
2007-05-13 00:37:20 · answer #6 · answered by danisaacs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they can be removed just as the president. They need to be impeached by the house and convicted by the senate by a majority of at least 2/3rds
2007-05-13 01:07:06 · answer #7 · answered by michael p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋