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Acquittal Delivered

When
March 1, 1805
Where
Senate Chamber
Part of
Impeachment trial of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase begins (November 1804)

The Senate acquitted Samuel Chase on March 1, 1805, failing to secure the two-thirds majority for conviction.

None of the eight articles received the required two-thirds majority for conviction. This outcome allowed Chase to remain in office. The acquittal was a notable defeat for the Jeffersonian effort to remove Federalist judges.

Sources

  1. Impeachment of Samuel Chase Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02
  2. Samuel Chase Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13

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