[3] In 1925, he moved to West Palm Beach, Florida[1] for his wife's health[citation needed] and continued in private practice until 1929.

[citation needed] Three House managers prosecuted the case, with Sam Hobbs of Alabama leading.

[citation needed] On April 6, 1936, the United States Senate began his impeachment trial.

[citation needed] Eleven days after the trial began, the Senate voted to acquit him of all but the last article (bringing the judiciary into disrepute), which he was convicted of 56–28, exactly the two-thirds necessary for conviction under the Constitution, the partisan balance of the United States Senate being approximately 72 Democrats to approximately 22 Republicans in the 74th United States Congress, and Ritter was removed from office on April 17, 1936.

[citation needed] The Court of Claims dismissed the case and held it did not have jurisdiction because the Senate was given the "sole power" to try impeachments under Clause 6, Section 3 of Article I of the United States Constitution.

[citation needed] He became ill while flying to the West Coast, and stopped in New Orleans, Louisiana.