[Theodore R.]

Do the recess appointments require 60 votes? Court appointments only need 51.

[JerseyDvl]

I don’t think anything required 60 anymore but could be mistaken.

[Svartalfiar]

Do the recess appointments require 60 votes? Court appointments only need 51.

Recess appointments require 0 votes. When Congress is on recess, the President can appoint people to any federal vacancies, and they're officially in that position until the end of the next session of Congress.

Art.II Section 2:
The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.