High Court for Trial of Impeachment

-consists of all 11 members of the Supreme Court of Judicature
-plus 11 drawn by lot from list of judges of appeal, drawn from proportion of legislative regions
-sits in London > Westminster Hall
-with scaffolding built for this purpose
-fairly regular trial
-but with rules of pleading waived
-and relaxed rules of evidence

List

• William Lord Latimer, 1376
• Richard Lyons, 1376
• John Nevill, Baron Nevill, 1376
• Michael de la Pole, 1386
• ...
• William de la Pole, 1449-50
  • falls into abeyance afterwards because acts of attainder resorted to
• Sir Giles Mompesson, 1621
• Francis Bacon, 1621
• ...
• Lionel Cranfield, Earl of Middlesex, 1624
• Sir Francis Michell, 1624
• George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, 1626 (acquitted)
• Roger Mainwaring, 1628
• John Finch, Baron Finch, 1640
• Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, 1640-1 (dropped)
  • instead attainted
• William Laud, 1640-1 (dropped)
• Robert Berkeley, 1641
• George Goring, Earl of Norwich, 1644
• Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, 1663 (acquitted)
• Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, 1667
  • technically unresolved, as he fled the country
• William Howard, Viscount Stafford, 1678
• William Petre, Baron Petre, 1678-83 (died in custody)
• Henry Arundell, Baron Arundell, 1678-85 (acquitted)
• William Herbert, Marquess of Powis, 1678-85 (acquitted)
• John Belasye, Baron Belasye, 1678-85 (acquitted)
• Thomas Osborn, Duke of Leeds, 1678-9
  • falsely nullified on basis of royal pardon
• Thomas Osborn, Duke of Leeds, 1695
• ...
• John Somers, Baron Somers, 1701 (acquitted)
• William Bentinck, Earl of Portland, 1701 (acquitted)
• Charles Montagu, Earl of Halifax, 1701 (acquitted)
• Henry Sacheverell, 1710
• Robert Walpole, 1712
• Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, 1715, (dropped)
• James Radclyffe, Earl of Derwentwater, 1715-6
• William Widdrington, Lord Widdrington, 1715-6
• William Maxwell, Earl of Nithisdale, 1715-6
• Robert Dalzell, Earl of Carnwath, 1715-6
• William Gordon, Viscount of Kenmure, 1715-6
• William Murray, Lord Nairn, 1715-6
• Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, 1715-7
• Thomas Parker, Earl of Macclesfield, 1725
• Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, 1747
• Warren Hastings, 1787-95 (acquitted)
  • last impeachment before British Wars > Popular Revolution (1827-9)
• William Blennerhasset Fairman, 1834
  • Lieutenant Grand Master of the Orange Order
  • impeached in wake of Orange Riots of 1834 (Heads of British Isles > 1834-1837 Samuel Whitbread (Radical))
  • first to be prosecuted by High Court of Impeachment and after the Popular Revolution
• William Verner, 1836-7
  • Sheriff of Armagh, Orangeman
  • elected to office
  • Orange Riots created mood
  • accused of inviting invasion of British Isles and of using police as Protestant posse
  • Parliamentary Guard brought to Ireland to arrest him following his impeachment
  • convicted, sent to regular jail
• James Brooke, 1852-5 (acquitted)
  • Rajah of Sarawak
  • impeached on claims of colonial crimes
  • Parliamentary Guard goes to Penang to arrest him
  • trial takes a pretty long time
  • ends with his acquittal
  • but he is financially ruined and his kingdom has collapsed
• Thomas Cochrane, Earl of Dundonald, 1854 (acquitted)
  • for chemical warfare during British Wars > New Granadine War of Independence (1848-52)
  • accused and charged of war crimes
  • swift trial, acquitted
• Robert Taylor Pritchett, 1876-80 (acquitted)
  • arms dealer to Richmondites during Liberty and Union War (1868-76)
  • accused of treason and slaving for this by Heads of British Isles > 1876-1885 John Morley (Radical)
  • acquitted after really long trial where new claims introduced because no smoking gun
• idk, 1899-1901
  • Chief Secretary of Mercia [West Midlands]
  • accused of aggressive use of force against strikers in Birmingham
  • successfully prosecuted
• idk, 1916-7
  • President of the Palm Oil Company
  • accused of a number of atrocities in Niger River area through a private army
  • convicted, state takes control of its affairs
  • and a number of underlings prosecuted for atrocities
• William Francis Wood, 1938-40
  • Governor-General of India
  • for war crimes during British Wars > Hindustani War of Independence (1936-9)
  • and to salvage reputation in India
  • convicted for them
• idk, 1972-4 (acquitted)
  • former British minister plenipotentiary to Bahrain
  • accused of launching a coup as part of British neo-imperialism
  • acquitted but very costly, reputation destroyed
• idk, 1991
  • Chief Secretary of Prima
  • accused of various pay-to-play allegations
  • attempt to depose him in Prima's Legislative Assembly having failed
  • succeeds and given more intense punishment than he otherwise would have