Anonymous ID: eb744a April 14, 2026, 12:37 p.m. No.24500247   🗄️.is 🔗kun

>>24499954

not likely to ever happen:

 

Voting and Trial

 

After the committee drafts the articles of impeachment, the House of Representatives must vote on whether to impeach the judge. A majority vote is enough to send the impeachment on to the Senate. If the majority votes no, the House of Representatives does not impeach the judge, and the matter ends.

The Role of the Senate

 

If the House votes a majority for the judge’s guilt, the process goes to the Senate, where individual senators act as judges and have the power to convict the judge on the articles of impeachment. The Senate sits as a High Court of Impeachment.

 

It conducts a trial with witnesses and attorneys for the prosecution and defense making their cases. However, it is still not a criminal trial, and instead of a guilty verdict, the Senate votes for impeachment. The Senate must vote by a supermajority, or two-thirds, to impeach.

 

Once the Senate convicts a federal judge, the judge must leave the official office immediately. The Senate may also prevent that judge from holding office in the future.