In the Senate of the United States, Sitting as a Court of Impeachment in Re Impeachment of Judge Alcee L. Hastings


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"By a vote of 413 to 3, the House of Representatives, in its impeachment proceeding, charged United States District Judge Alcee L. Hastings with 17 acts of misconduct that strike at the heart of our democracy. Selling his office for personal gain, fabricating documents to establish his innocence, lying repeatedly under oath at his criminal trial, ignoring the dictates of his own court order to tip off an acquaintance about wiretap information -- these are the separate actions over a period of more than five years which compel the conclusion that Judge Hastings should be removed from office"--Introduction, page 1










Impeachment


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Contents: (1) Introduction; (2) Background: The Constitutional Framework; Judicial Decisions Related to Impeachment; Some Basic Research Tools to Assist in Impeachment Proceedings; A Brief History and Some Preliminary Issues Relating to Impeachment; Who Are ¿Civil Officers of the United States¿ Under Article II, Sec. 4 of the Constitution?; What Kinds of Conduct May Give Rise to an Impeachment?; (3) Conclusions and Other Observations.




Role of the Senate in Judicial Impeachment Proceedings


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Contents: (1) Intro.; (2) Overview of the Impeachment Process in the House and Senate; (3) Rules Governing Senate Impeachment Proceedings; (4) Organizing the Senate for Trial; (5) Role of the Presiding Officer; (6) Use of an Impeachment Trial Committee: Org. and Respon. of the Committee; Procedure During the Preliminary Phase of Its Proceedings; Procedure During the Evidentiary Phase of Its Proceedings; Submitting a Report to the Full Senate; (7) Deliberation by the Full Senate; (8) Judgment by the Full Senate; (9) Length of Senate Impeachment Trials; (10) Concluding Observations; App. A. H. Res. 1031, Articles of Impeachment Against Judge G. Thomas Porteous; App. B. Chart of the Senate Impeachment Trial Process. Tables.