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Chase is the only Supreme Court Justice in U.S. history to have ever been impeached.
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'''Samuel Chase''' (April 17, 1741 – June 19, 1811) served as an Associate Justice of the [[United States Supreme Court]] during the [[Marshall Court]]. He was also a signer of the [[Declaration of Independence]] on behalf of [[Maryland]]. He was a leading [[Anti-Federalist]], opposing ratification of the new Constitution in 1788 because he feared the "aristocratic danger" of the new system. A leader in Maryland politics, he joined the [[Federalist Party]] and supported President [[George Washington]] against [[Thomas Jefferson]]. Washington appointed him to the Supreme Court, where he served until his death. Jefferson tried and failed to remove him by impeachment in 1805, which backfired and weakened Jefferson while enhancing the reputation of the Supreme Court.
'''Samuel Chase''' (April 17, 1741 – June 19, 1811) served as an Associate Justice of the [[United States Supreme Court]] during the [[Marshall Court]]. He was also a signer of the [[Declaration of Independence]] on behalf of [[Maryland]]. He was a leading [[Anti-Federalist]], opposing ratification of the new Constitution in 1788 because he feared the "aristocratic danger" of the new system. A leader in Maryland politics, he joined the [[Federalist Party]] and supported President [[George Washington]] against [[Thomas Jefferson]]. Washington appointed him to the Supreme Court, where he served until his death. Jefferson tried and failed to remove him by impeachment in 1805, which backfired and weakened Jefferson while enhancing the reputation of the Supreme Court.
Chase is the only Supreme Court Justice in U.S. history to have ever been impeached.
==Early life==
==Early life==