U.S. District Judge John Pickering was impeached by the House of Representatives in 1803 for misconduct as a judge and for intoxication. He was convicted by the Senate in 1804.
Resources
The following materials link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are provided when available.
7th Cong., 2d Sess. (1803) - The proceedings on the impeachment vote are located on pages 383-84 of the volume for the 7th Congress, 2d Session. The proceedings on agreeing to the articles are located on pages 252-58 of the volume for the 8th Congress, 1st Session (available atA Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation).
12 Annals of Cong. 641-42 (1803) - The vote of impeachment in the House is published on pages 641-42 of volume 12. A brief synopsis of the trial in the Senate appears on pages 315-68 in volume 13 (available atA Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation).