How long does a recess appointment last?
• A recess appointment lasts until the end of the next full one-year session of Congress, or until the Senate confirms a permanent replacement, whichever occurs first. • We are currently in the 1st session of the 109th Congress, so any recess appointments made now would be effective until the end of the 2nd session (approximately December 2006 or January 2007, depending when the Senate adjourns). • Recess appointments made in the middle of a session generally last longer than those made in between sessions. For example, President Bush recess-appointed Charles Pickering to a federal judgeship in between sessions in January 2004. Pickering’s appointment ended once the following session of Congress ended in December 2004, for a total term of about one year. The president also recess-appointed William Pryor to a federal judgeship in early 2004, just a few weeks after the Pickering appointment and also after Congress had started for the year. Because the Senate had already convened, Pryor’s
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