What is the mechanism, if it all, to remove a Justice of the Supreme Court?

[question everything]

Has he been back since his hospitalization?

[Demsrule86]

1. Impeachment, but we don't have the votes.

[Ocelot II]

2. Impeachment, exactly the same as for a president.

But it won't happen, just like it didn't happen with TFG - and for the same reason.

[Bev54]

8. Or indictment?

[Ocelot II]

11. Indictment might be a cause for impeachment.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

13. Yes,

but, unfortunately, the votes aren't there in the Senate to convict and remove.

[Ocelot II]

14. Sadly, that's true.

[SoCalDavidS]

3. Not Worth Even Thinking About

The chances are the same as the chance that Alabama will vote Democratic in the Presidential election.

[Thomas Hurt]

5. Retirement, death and impeachment.

[The Roux Comes First]

6. Yeah, a Little Ghoulish, But I Think the Best We Can Do

Is to just make sure the supply of rich food never slacks off.

Well, banning exercise would also help.

[elleng]

7. Supreme Court justices serve for life, unless they resign, die or are impeached and removed from off

In 1804, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach Associate Justice Samuel Chase. A signer of the Declaration of Independence, Chase was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President George Washington in 1796. A Federalist, Chase irked Thomas Jefferson and his Republican allies in Congress, and was impeached on politically motivated charges of acting in a partisan manner during several trials. However, in 1805 Chase was acquitted by the Senate, a decision that helped safeguard the independence of the judiciary. He served on the court until his death in 1811.

In 1969, Abe Fortas became the first—and, to date, only—Supreme Court justice to resign under the threat of impeachment. Named to the court by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965, Fortas was forced to step down due to financial improprieties that involved him agreeing to act as a paid consultant to the family foundation of a man under investigation for securities fraud.

In addition to Samuel Chase, 14 other federal judges (who are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate) have been impeached over the course of American history, on charges ranging from drunkenness on the bench to accepting bribes. The first impeachment was in 1803 and the most recent was in 2010. Eight of the jurists were convicted by the Senate and removed from office, while three were acquitted and three resigned.

https://www.history.com/news/has-a-u-s-supreme-court-justice-ever-been-impeached

[question everything]

16. Interesting. Perhaps he can resign under threat of impeachment.

[onenote]

17. Why? There is no chance of 2/3 of the Senate convicting

[question everything]

26. Correct, but it may humiliate him enough that he will decide that he had enough

Hey, one can always hope..

[mercuryblues]

9. With everything being reported

I think Ginni poisoned him.

[enough]

10. Makes no sense though. Without him she's nothing. NT

[Mr.Bill]

12. First,

elect 67 Democratic Senators. Make sure none of them are named Manchin or Sinema.

[Enter stage left]

15. OK, I like all the answers here...

but I'm voting for death.

Flame me if you want, he never should have been a SC justice.

Fuck Clarence Thomas. Fuck him, fuck him, fuck him.

[Meowmee]

18. I think it has to be by impeachment

Unless they commit a crime such as a murder in which case they can be arrested and removed later maybe.This senate would never impeach him.

[former9thward]

19. No Senate has ever removed a SC Justice.

That is about 230 plus years. So not just "This Senate".

[Meowmee]

20. Interesting

Have there ever been any attempts to?

[Enter stage left]

22. This is why I'm cheering for death.

[Meowmee]

23. 😹

[Meowmee]

24. I answered my own question with google

In case anyone is interested. Samuel Chase was impeached by the house in 1804-5 but the senate did not convict.


https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/impeachment/impeachment-chase.htm

I have thought for a long time that there should be no lifetime appointments. SC Judges should have to be 60 and be on the court for a few years term only. In the case of obvious corruption it should be easier to remove.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

21. republicans are enemies of not only democracy

but also enemies of the united states we need to say this out loud

[Meowmee]

25. This