From a recent Federalist Society press release about recess appointments of federal judges:
“RECESS APPOINTMENT OF WILLIAM H. PRYOR JR.
February 20, 2004
President George W. Bush used his executive authority to recess appoint 11th Circuit nominee William H. Pryor Jr. As a result of this intrasession appointment during the Senate’s current 11-day recess, General Pryor will serve on the Federal bench through congressional adjournment in 2005.
For a comprehensive explanation of what constitutes an intrasession appointment, the difference between an intersession appointment (Charles Pickering) and an intrasession appointment (William Pryor), and the appropriate length of a recess for an intrasession appointment (the current recess is 11 days long), please click HERE to read a Federalist Society white paper titled, “Judicial Recess Appointments: A Survey of the Arguments.”
3:58 pm on February 20, 2004
