Recess Appointments of Federal Judges.

Examines use of constitutional recess appointment authority, which allows the President to fill certain vacancies without the consent of the Senate during a congressional recess, to appoint Article III judges. Reviews constitutional Recess Clause, funding limitations, holdover provisions, and politi...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2001.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Executive-legislative relations. Constitutional law. Executive power. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines use of constitutional recess appointment authority, which allows the President to fill certain vacancies without the consent of the Senate during a congressional recess, to appoint Article III judges. Reviews constitutional Recess Clause, funding limitations, holdover provisions, and political accommodations. Reviews recess appointments of Article III judges and related litigation.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.