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He was born in Maryland and educated in Baltimore. He studied law and practiced it in Annapolis. In 1774 he represented Maryland at the Continental Congress, and was re-elected in 1775, serving until 1778. In 1786, living in Baltimore, he was appointed chief justice of the District Criminal Court, and became chief justice of Maryland. In 1796 he was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving there until his death.
Chase was served with 6 articles of impeachment by the House of Representatives in late 1804. Two more articles would later be added. The Jeffersonian Republican-controlled United States Senate began an impeachment trial against Justice Chase in early 1805Events January 11 Michigan Territory is created. February 15 Harmony Society officially formed March 1 Justice Samuel Chase acquitted of impeachment charges by the U. Senate April 27 United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (T. He was charged with political bias but was acquitted by the Senate of all charges on March 1March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). There are 305 days remaining. Events BC 29 BC Horace writes the ode Occidit Daci Cotisonis agmen''. AD First thousand years 286 Maximian proclaimed junior Roman emperor., 1805Events January 11 Michigan Territory is created. February 15 Harmony Society officially formed March 1 Justice Samuel Chase acquitted of impeachment charges by the U. Senate April 27 United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (T. To this day, he remains the only Supreme Court justice to be impeached.
He is not to be confused with Chief Justice Salmon P. ChaseSalmon Portland Chase ( January 13, 1808 May 7, 1873) was an American political figure in the Civil War era who served as Chief Justice of the United States and as U. Treasury Secretary under Abraham Lincoln. Biography Chase was born in Cornish, New Hamps, the man on the $10,000 billToday, the currency of the United States, the U. dollar, is printed in bills in denominations of $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100. At one time, however, it also included five larger denominations. Shown here is a $10,000 Federal Reserve Note from 1918..
| Preceded by: John BlairJohn Blair ( 1732— August 31, 1800) was an American politician, Founding Father, and Patriots. John Blair was one of the best-trained jurists of his day. A legal scholar, he avoided the burly-burly of state politics, preferring to work behind the scenes. | Associate JusticeIn order to become a Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States, an individual must be nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the Senate, with at least half of that body approving in the affirmative. Generally, a justice's | Succeeded by: Gabriel DuvalGabriel Duval ( 1752 1844) was a U. He was a U. Representative from Maryland from 1794 to 1796, chief justice of the general court of Maryland from 1796 to 1802, and First Comptroller of the U. Treasury from 1802 through 1811. He served as a Supreme Court |