The Federal Appointments Process: A Constitutional And Historical Analysis

"The Federal Appointments Process" provides a unique, comprehensive overview of the constitutional dynamics and significance of the federal appointments process throughout American history. Michael J. Gerhardt includes each American president's performance record regarding judicial and nonjudicial appointments, accounts of virtually all the major confirmation contests and controversies, and discussion of relevant legal and constitutional questions. "The Federal Appointments Process "is an essential tool for understanding the selection and confirmation of presidential appointments.
"In what only can be described as a scholarly tour de force, Gerhardt encompasses the broad sweep of the American experience to provide a detailed and systematic analysis of the process of selecting and confirming judicial and nonjudicial presidential appointments."--Sheldon Goldman, "Political Science Quarterly"
"With "The Federal Appointments Process," Michael J. Gerhardt has provided the most comprehensive analysis of the politics of appointment and confirmation since the 1953 publication of the classic "The Advice and Consent of the Senate,""--Keith E. Whittington, "Policy Review
""This book is destined to become the leading scholarly study of the American appointments process. It is comprehensive, eminently reasonable, and beautifully written. Gerhardt has assembled a rich collection of examples and he has persuasively interpreted their significance for American political practice. "The Federal Appointments Process" will be indispensable to political scientists, historians, and law professors who study the American separation of powers."--Christopher Eisgruber, Princeton University
"Foranyone interested in the appointment process, this] book is a must, and it provides valuable historical reference for scholars, politicians and nominees alike."--M. Margaret McKeown, "Jurist: Books-on-Law
""This book is, without a doubt, the best full-scale treatment of the presidential appointment process that has been done in recent times."--Michael P. Riccards, "Perspectives on Political Science
""The subtitle of this encyclopedic study could well be 'everything you might want to learn about the federal appointments process but did not know enough to ask.'. . . R]equired reading for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of the federal appointments process."--David H. Rosenbloom, "The Journal of American History"