Judicial Impeachment: How It Works and Why It’s in the Spotlight

The Constitution indicates that federal judges can be impeached and removed from office for ‘treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.’
Judicial Impeachment: How It Works and Why It’s in the Spotlight
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 10, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Savannah Hulsey Pointer
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The question of the constitutionality of impeaching judges has surged to the top of political conversation following a call by several officials to remove what they’ve termed “activist judges” from the bench.

Several of the Trump administration’s policies to reduce federal spending and downsize the government have been tied up in courts, where judges issued orders and rulings to block or slow the policies’ execution.