Impeachment trial of Samuel Chase

Impeachment trial of Samuel Chase
Tally sheet of the Senate's judgement votes on Chase's impeachment
DateDecember 7, 1804 (1804-12-07) to March 1, 1805 (1805-03-01) (2 months, 3 weeks and 1 day)
AccusedSamuel Chase, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
House managers:
Defense counsel:
OutcomeAcquitted by the Senate, remained in the office
ChargesEight high crimes and misdemeanors
CausePartisan motivations
AccusationArticle II
Votes in favor10
Votes against24
AccusationArticle III
Votes in favor18
Votes against16
AccusationArticle IV
Votes in favor18
Votes against16
AccusationArticle V
Votes in favor0
Votes against34
AccusationArticle VI
Votes in favor4
Votes against30
AccusationArticle VII
Votes in favor10
Votes against24
AccusationArticle VIII
Votes in favor19
Votes against15
English Wikisource has the tenth chapter of The History of the United States of America 1801–1817 by Henry Adams titled "Trial of Justice Chase":

An impeachment trial was held in the United States Senate in 1805, coming after the impeachment of Samuel Chase (associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States) by the United States House of Representatives. There had been strong partisan political motivations behind the House's impeachment of Chase, with the Thomas Jefferson-led Democratic-Republican Party aiming to weaken a judiciary that had been largely shaped by the opposing Federalist Party. Chase was acquitted in the impeachment trial (held in the United States Senate), with none of the eight articles of impeachment managing to receive the two-thirds majority necessary for a conviction. The outcome helped to solidify norms of an independent judiciary and impeachments requiring more than just a disagreement between an official and the Congress.

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