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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823915203321

Autore

Graves Scott E. <1971->

Titolo

Justice takes a recess : judicial recess appointments from George Washington to George W. Bush / / Scott E. Graves and Robert M.  Howard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, c2009

ISBN

0-7391-3819-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (128 p.)

Collana

After the Empire: The Francophone World and Postcolonial France

Altri autori (Persone)

HowardRobert M. <1956->

Disciplina

347.73/14

Soggetti

Judges - Selection and appointment - United States

Courts - Officials and employees - Selection and appointment - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-109) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1: Of Time and the Constitution; 2: An Historical Overview and Analysis of Judicial Recess Appointments; 3: Supreme Court Recess Appointments and Voting; 4: Appellate Court Recess Appointments and Voting (with Pamela Corley); 5: A Look at Modern Judicial Recess Appointments; 6: A Skeptical View of Judicial Recess Appointments; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Justice Takes a Recess examines why and under what circumstances presidents use the recess appointment power to appoint judges to the Federal courts. The authors show that the use of the recess power upsets the carefully calculated separation of powers envisioned by the Framers, shifting power away from one branch of government towards another.