02557nam 2200529Ia 450 991082391520332120200520144314.00-7391-3819-7(CKB)2550000001039690(EBL)1162087(OCoLC)855502944(MiAaPQ)EBC1162087(Au-PeEL)EBL1162087(CaPaEBR)ebr10685893(CaONFJC)MIL475614(EXLCZ)99255000000103969020090213d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierJustice takes a recess judicial recess appointments from George Washington to George W. Bush /Scott E. Graves and Robert M. Howard1st ed.Lanham, MD Lexington Booksc20091 online resource (128 p.)After the Empire: The Francophone World and Postcolonial FranceDescription based upon print version of record.0-7391-2662-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-109) and index.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.JudgesSelection and appointmentUnited StatesCourtsOfficials and employeesSelection and appointmentUnited StatesJudgesSelection and appointmentCourtsOfficials and employeesSelection and appointment347.73/14Graves Scott E.1971-1648942Howard Robert M.1956-882537MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823915203321Justice takes a recess3997399UNINA