[Miss Marple]

Recess appointments are only good until the end of the congressional session. They are not permanent, as I understand it, and the judges would have to be re=appointed or confirmed after that.

I could be wrong about this, but I believe that is why there have been no judiciary recess appointments.

[deport]

• Judicial Nominations list of nominees, etc.
• List of all Nominations less Judicial by President Bush

Any recess appointment is valid only for the remainder of the existing Congressional term, unless confirmed by the Senate, after which they must step down. Thus at the end of this year any and all recess appts (judicial, executive, otherwise) would become void. They can be confirmed by the new Congress if renominated.