Parsons v. United States

Parsons v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 8-9, 1897 Decided May 24, 1897
Full case name	Parsons v. United States
Citations	167 U.S. 324 (more)
Holding
An officer of the United States appointed for a fixed term is a limit on the duration the officer may hold their position before being reappointed, not a limit on the President's ability to remove such officer before the term has expired.
Court membership
Chief Justice Melville Fuller Associate Justices Stephen J. Field · John M. Harlan Horace Gray · David J. Brewer Henry B. Brown · George Shiras Jr. Edward D. White · Rufus W. Peckham
Case opinion
Majority	Peckham, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
U.S. Const. art. II, § 2, cl. 2

Parsons v. United States, 167 U.S. 324 (1897), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning the Appointments Clause.

External links

• Text of Parsons v. United States, 167 U.S. 324 (1897) is available from: Cornell  Justia