Justice Takes a Recess: Judicial Recess Appointments from George Washington to George W. Bush

by Scott E. Graves and Robert M. Howard

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739126628
• ISBN13: 9780739126622
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"