The Federal Appointments Process: A Constitutional and Historical Analysis

by Michael Gerhardt and Michael J. Gerhardt

Although the federal appointment of U.S. judges and executive branch officers has consistently engendered controversy, previous studies of the process have been limited to particular dramatic conflicts and have tended to view appointments in a vacuum without regard to other incidents in the process, other legislative matters, or broader social, political, and historical developments. The Federal Appointments Process fills this gap by providing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822325284
• ISBN13: 9780822325284
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"