Report of the Senate Impeachment Trial Committee on the Articles against Judge Walter L. Nixon, Jr: hearings before the Senate Impeachment Trial Committee, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, first session, on the articles of impeachment against Judge Walter L. Nixon, Jr., a judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, for high crimes and misdemeanors, Part 3U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989 - Judges |
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allegations Articles of Impeachment asked attorney Baltar Baron Bill Porter blackmail BOYCE HOLLEMAN BRODY Bud Holmes CARDIN Carroll Ingram charges concerning conversation conviction correct court DANNEMEYER District Drew Fairchild Drew's drug EDWARDS evidence exhibits Fairchild Construction Company false files Forrest County going grand jury testimony guilty Hastings Hattiesburg hear House Managers House of Representatives House Tr Impeachment Article impeachment proceedings Impeachment Trial Committee indicted interview investigation investment Judge BEER Judge Nixon Judge Walter judicial judiciary Mississippi motion never OVERLOCK phone call plea plea bargain Post-Conviction Tr pretrial prior testimony prosecution prosecutor question recall recollection record remember request Respondent Respondent's Robert Royals ROPES & GRAY Rule XI Senator CHAFEE Senator HEFLIN Senator JEFFORDS Senator REID Senator WIRTH SENSENBRENNER statements STEWART stipulations Subcomm talked telephone call tell testified told transcript VICE CHAIRMAN Walter L Weingarten WHITE-SPUNNER Wiley Fairchild witnesses Wyche Fowler
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Page 135 - It proves incontestably that the judiciary is beyond comparison the weakest of the three departments of power;* that it can never attack with success either of the other two; and that all possible care is requisite to enable it to defend itself against their attacks.
Page 135 - The judiciary, on the contrary, has no influence over either the sword or the purse ; no direction either of the strength or of the wealth of the society; and can take no active resolution whatever. It may truly be said to have neither FORCE nor WILL, but merely judgment ; and must ultimately depend upon the aid of the executive arm even for the efficacy of its judgments.
Page 102 - If then the courts of justice are to be considered as the bulwarks of a limited constitution, against legislative encroachments, this consideration will afford a strong argument for the permanent tenure of judicial offices, since nothing will contribute so much as this to that independent spirit in the judges, which must be essential to the faithful performance of so arduous a duty.
Page 84 - ... to stand face to face with the jury in order that they may look at him and judge by his demeanor upon the stand and the manner in which he gives his testimony whether he is worthy of belief.
Page 555 - A judge should respect and comply with the law and should conduct himself at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary. B. A judge should not allow his family, social, or other relationships to influence his judicial conduct Div. 2 APPENDIX — JUDICIAL CONDUCT or judgment.
Page 289 - GOUVERNEUR MORRIS thought it a contradiction in terms, to say that the judges should hold their offices during good behavior, and yet be removeable without a trial. Besides, it was fundamentally wrong to subject judges to so arbitrary an authority.
Page 231 - Witnesses. The practice is to swear the witnesses in open House, and then examine them there ; or a committee may be named, who shall examine them in committee, either on interrogatories agreed on in the house, or such as the committee in their discretion shall demand.
Page 101 - Why was it determined that the Judges should not hold their places by such a tenure ? Because they might be tempted to cultivate the Legislature, by an undue complaisance, and thus render the Legislature the virtual expositor, as well as the maker of the laws.
Page 99 - Courts in favor of personal security. There will be no jury to stand between the Judges, who are to pronounce the sentence of the law, and the party who is to receive or suffer it. The awful discretion which a Court of Impeachments must necessarily have, to doom to honor or to infamy the most confidential and the most distinguished characters of the community, forbid^ the commitment of the trust to a small number of persons.
Page 635 - ... no testimony or other information compelled under the order (or any information directly or indirectly derived from such testimony or other information) may be used against the witness in any criminal case, except a prosecution for perjury, giving a false statement, or otherwise failing to comply with the order.