the United States, a recess appointment is an appointment by the president of a federal official when the U.S. Senate is in recess. Under the U.S. Constitution's...

laureate) Power of appointment, the legal ability of a testator to select another person to dispose of the testator's property Recess appointment, a method of...

grants the president the power to make recess appointments to fill vacancies that occur when the Senate is in recess. Section 3 of Article Two lays out the...

1863. Recess appointment; formally nominated January 5, 1864; confirmed by the Senate on January 20 and received commission the same day. Recess appointment;...

Recess appointment; formally nominated on October 12, 1881, confirmed by the Senate on October 14, 1881, and received commission the same day. Recess...

2, 2009. President George W. Bush appointed Fox to the post by a recess appointment on April 4, 2007. Fox was born in Desloge, Missouri to Ukrainian Jewish...

Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 16, 1889, confirmed by the Senate on January 27, 1890, and received commission the same day Recess...

2005 to December 2006, as a recess appointee by President George W. Bush. He stepped down at the end of his recess appointment in December 2006 because he...

under the Recess Appointment Clause of the United States Constitution to appoint public officials unless the United States Senate is in recess and not able...

Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 3, 1820, confirmed by the Senate on January 5, 1820, and received commission the same day. Recess appointment;...