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LC 2632

House resolution for impeachment of a supreme court justice

2025 Regular Session

A House resolution would initiate impeachment proceedings against a sitting Supreme Court justice, but the draft died in process and never set a real path or timeline.

(LC) Draft Died in Process
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Bill Summary · LC 2632

Summary: LC 2632 — House resolution for impeachment of a supreme court justice

Overview

LC 2632 is a House resolution titled “Impeachment of a Supreme Court Justice.” The bill is classified as a legislative draft (LC) and is described as a resolution, not a standalone statute. The status indicates it died in process, meaning it did not advance to enactment or a formal impeachment action within the legislative process. The draft was assigned on December 10, 2024, and the latest action shows the draft died in process on May 27, 2025.

Purpose and Intent

  • The primary stated purpose of a House resolution with this title would be to initiate or authorize impeachment proceedings against a sitting Supreme Court justice.
  • As a resolution, it would typically express the House’s position, outline the proposed process, and potentially set in motion preliminary steps for impeachment investigations or the preparation of articles of impeachment (if such actions were included in the text).
  • Without the bill’s text, the specific grounds, standards, or procedural triggers are not provided. In general, impeachment resolutions reference grounds such as “high crimes and misdemeanors” and authorize further procedural steps, investigations, or referral to the Senate for trial.

Key Provisions and Changes (Notes)

  • No substantive text is provided in the available information. Therefore, exact provisions, grounds for impeachment, scope of investigation, or procedural rules are not known.
  • Typically, a resolution of this type might:
    • Identify alleged grounds for impeachment (e.g., misconduct, corruption, incapacity).
    • Authorize the appropriate committee to conduct investigations.
    • Establish or appoint impeachment managers or a framework for presenting articles of impeachment.
    • Outline the potential path to presenting articles of impeachment to the Senate (or equivalent chamber) for trial.
  • Important caveat: Impeachment resolutions do not themselves remove a judge from office; removal generally requires conviction in the Senate/trial phase, following Articles of Impeachment.

Affected Parties and Impacts

  • Affected: A sitting Supreme Court justice targeted by the impeachment resolution; the House and potentially the Senate (for any subsequent trial) ; judicial independence and public confidence in the judiciary could be influenced by impeachment proceedings.
  • Broader impacts might include heightened scrutiny of judicial conduct, potential political signaling, and constitutional process discussions. Any concrete impact would depend on the text and eventual action (which, in this case, did not proceed).

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

  • Introduced: December 10, 2024.
  • Drafter Assigned: December 10, 2024.
  • Subsequent Action: Draft died in process as of May 27, 2025.
  • As a draft that died in process, there is no enacted procedural framework or timeline for impeachment in effect from this bill.

Current Status

  • LC 2632 is a draft that died in process and did not become law or establish an active impeachment procedure. It represents an introduced concept rather than a bill that would alter statutory or procedural law.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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