1830: James H. Peck
Judge, U.S. District Court of Missouri

Impeached by the House for abusing his judicial powers.

Following a ruling he made in a lands claim deal, Judge Peck wrote an article in a St. Louis newspaper defending his position. The trial lawyer who lost the case responded with an article of his own, which included a list of legal errors committed by Judge Peck in addition to a scathing criticism of his behavior on the bench. Judge Peck responded by finding the lawyer in contempt of court and he suspended him from practicing law for 18 months.

Acquitted by the Senate on January 31, 1831.