01977nam 22003973u 450 991045247590332120210106195524.00-7391-3819-7(CKB)2550000001039690(EBL)1162087(OCoLC)855502944(MiAaPQ)EBC1162087(EXLCZ)99255000000103969020130930d2009|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||Justice Takes a Recess[electronic resource] Judicial Recess Appointments from George Washington to George W. BushLanham Lexington Books20091 online resource (128 p.)After the Empire: The Francophone World and Postcolonial FranceDescription based upon print version of record.0-7391-2662-8 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; IndexJustice 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.After the empire.Electronic books.347.7314Graves Scott E986867Howard Robert M47824AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910452475903321Justice Takes a Recess2255351UNINA