Supreme Court judges can only be removed from office through the process of impeachment by the legislative branch. Specifically:

• In the United States, a Supreme Court Justice can be removed only by impeachment, which involves a vote of impeachment by the House of Representatives and a subsequent trial and conviction by the Senate

. This is a constitutional process requiring serious grounds such as treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.

• The impeachment process begins in the House, where articles of impeachment are introduced and passed by a simple majority. Then the Senate holds a trial, and removal requires a two-thirds supermajority vote

• Historically, only one Supreme Court Justice, Samuel Chase in 1805, has been impeached, and no Justice has been removed through impeachment to date

• The standard for removal is "good behavior," and judges can be removed for proven misbehavior or incapacity

• In India, the removal of a Supreme Court judge involves a motion passed by both houses of Parliament with a special majority, followed by an order from the President. The process includes investigation by a committee and requires a two-thirds majority in both houses

Thus, the power to remove a Supreme Court judge rests with the legislative branch (Congress in the U.S., Parliament in India), and the final removal order is issued by the President (in India). The process is deliberately difficult and requires a high threshold of consensus to ensure judicial independence.

Summary:

• Who can remove a Supreme Court judge?
  The judge can be removed only by impeachment initiated and passed by the legislative branch (House and Senate in the U.S., Parliament in India), followed by an official removal order (by the President in India)

• Grounds for removal:
  Proven misbehavior, incapacity, treason, bribery, or other serious offenses

• Process:
  Impeachment vote in the lower house → Senate trial and conviction (U.S.) / Motion passed by both houses with special majority → President’s order (India)