what happens if zero does a recess appointment,how long will the appointee stay,can we get rid of him,how does it work?
My understanding is that a recess appointment does not need approval by the Senate. The appointed judge would take office until the Congressional term is over, some time late this year or early next year.
When you think about this, it doesn’t make sense for nobama to do this. The new judge would barely have time to get his/her feet wet before they’d have to leave.
I’m not up to speed on how the SCOTUS schedule works. It’s possible the new judge would be gone before the SCOTUS did any heavy lifting.