Samuel Chase

Samuel Chase

Prior offices

Supreme Court of the United States

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Education

Law

Read law, 1763

Personal

Birthplace

Maryland

Samuel Chase was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He joined the court in 1796 after a nomination from President George Washington. He served until his death on June 19, 1811. Prior to joining the court, Chase served as Chief Judge for the Maryland General Court.^[1]

Chase was the only Supreme Court justice impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He was impeached for arbitrary and oppressive conduct of trials in 1804. Chase was acquitted by the United States Senate.^[2]

Chase was one of ten justices nominated to the Supreme Court by President Washington. He served during The Rutledge Court, The Ellsworth Court and The Marshall Court.^[3]

Education

Chase received his legal education by reading law.^[1]

Professional career

• 1791-1796: Chief judge, Maryland General Court
• 1788-1796: Judge, Baltimore County
• 1785: Delegate, Continental Congress
• 1784: Delegate, Continental Congress
• 1774-1778: Delegate, Continental Congress
• 1777-1778: Member, Maryland House of Delegates
• 1764-1776: Member, Maryland Assembly^[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Supreme Court of the United States

Chase was nominated by President George Washington on January 26, 1796, to a seat vacated by Justice John Blair. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 27, 1796, and received commission the same day. Chase served until his death on June 19, 1811.^[1] He was succeeded to this post by Justice Gabriel Duvall.

See also

• History of the Supreme Court
• Impeachment of federal judges

External links

• Biography of Samuel Chase from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges nominated by George Washington
Washington	Bedford • Blair • Brearley • Cushing • Duane • Hopkinson • Innes • Jay • Law • Lowell • Pendleton • Rutledge • Sewall • Sullivan • Wilson
1790	Bee • Drayton • Griffin • Iredell • Marchant • Morris • Paca • Sitgreaves • Stokes
1791 - 92	Chipman • Johnson • Lewis • Peters
1793 - 95	Hitchcock • Paterson • Laurance • Pickering
1796	Bourne • Chase • Clay • Ellsworth • Troup
1797	McNairy

v • e Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States
Active justices	Chief justice: Roberts Associate justices: Alito • Barrett • Gorsuch • Jackson • Kagan • Kavanaugh • Sotomayor • Thomas
Senior justices	Breyer • Kennedy • O'Connor • Souter
Former chief justices	Burger • Chase • Ellsworth • Fuller • Hughes • Jay • Marshall • Rehnquist • Rutledge • Stone • Taft • Taney • Vinson • Waite • Warren • White
Former associate justices	Baldwin • Barbour • Black • Blackmun • Blair • Blatchford • Bradley • Brandeis • Brennan • Brewer • Brown • Burton • Butler • Byrnes • Campbell • Cardozo • Catron • Chase • Clark • Clarke • Clifford • Curtis • Cushing • Daniel • Davis • Day • Douglas • Duvall • Field • Fortas • Frankfurter • Ginsburg • Goldberg • Gray • Grier • Harlan I • Harlan II • Holmes • Hunt • Iredell • H. Jackson • R. Jackson • T. Johnson • W. Johnson, Jr. • J. Lamar • L. Lamar • Livingston • Lurton • Marshall • Matthews • McKenna • McKinley • McLean • McReynolds • Miller • Minton • Moody • Moore • Murphy • Nelson • Paterson • Peckham • Pitney • Powell • Reed • Roberts • W. Rutledge • Sanford • Scalia • Shiras • Stevens • Stewart • Story • Strong • Sutherland • Swayne • Thompson • Todd • Trimble • Van Devanter • Washington • Wayne • B. White • Whittaker • Wilson • Woodbury • Woods