The Role of the Senate in Judicial Impeachment Proceedings Procedure, Practice, and Data

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Government Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law.

Criminal procedure.

Impeachments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Examines history, practice, and procedures of the Senate in fulfilling its constitutional obligation to try and vote whether to convict and impose judgment upon judges impeached by the House of Representatives. Reviews impeachment process, including observations on parallels and contrasts this institutional mechanism and the criminal judicial process. Discusses rules used by Senate to structure its impeachment proceedings, and describes role of Senate Presiding Officer. Examines use of impeachment trial committees, highlighting their procedures during various stages of a proceeding; addresses deliberation and judgment by the full Senate; and covers length of Senate impeachment trials, examining whether use of impeachment trial committees has affected the length of Senate trials

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Government Division. Role of the Senate in Judicial Impeachment Proceedings

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-GVF-0228

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