The American Judicature Society has information on Impeachment of Judges:

IMPEACHMENT OF JUDGES



The American Judicature Society has information on Impeachment of Judges:



http://www.ajs.org/ethics/eth_impeachement.asp



Methods of Removing State Judges

Summary

A number of methods have been established to remove state judges. Removal methods available in a specific state are typically set forth in the state’s constitution. Most states employ some form of removal that involves the state’s highest court and the state’s judicial conduct organization. Other methods include impeachment, legislative address, and recall election.

Impeachment

Nearly all fifty states have constitutional provisions for removal of state judges by impeachment. In most states, the impeachment procedure begins with the House of Representatives voting on whether a judge should be impeached. If the impeachment measure passes in the House, it then goes to the state Senate for a trial and the Senate will vote on whether to convict. Grounds for impeachment often include terms such as “malfeasance,” “misfeasance,” “gross misconduct,” “gross immorality,” “high crimes,” “habitual intemperance,” and “maladministration.”