US | impeach Senate Opens Impeachment Hearings on La. Judge Chamber's first since Bill Clinton's in 1999 By Drew Nelles Posted Sep 13, 2010 9:05 AM CDT Copied Congress members are seated on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, during the Senate Impeachment Trial Committee hearing for Judge G. Thomas Porteous. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) The Senate will open today an impeachment trial against a Louisiana judge facing a slew of corruption charges, Fox News reports. The House already voted unanimously to impeach US District Judge G. Thomas Porteous, accused of lying under oath and taking payoffs. A Senate impeachment panel will hold three all-day hearings over the next two weeks. This marks the Senate’s first impeachment trial since the 1999 case against Bill Clinton, and if convicted, Porteous would become just the eighth federal judge in history to be impeached by Congress. Porteous, who allegedly accepted cash and trips from lawyers, has said little so far, apparently waiting for the Senate trial before mounting a defense. Read These Next Iran's supreme leader makes first public comments since ceasefire. New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Man accused of killing his daughters might be dead. Report an error