Back in the BB ("before blogging") era, in March 2001 to be exact, Howard Bashman wrote an article in the Legal Intelligencer (reproduced at his law firm's site) detailing the reasons for his conclusion that recess appointments to the Federal bench would be unconstitutional. An interesting piece of information appears therein: A person who receives the recess appointment is prohibited under 5 U.S.C. §5503 from receiving any compensation from the Federal government for his services. Judge Pickering, it seems, has given up a paying position as a Federal District Judge for a non-paying and of course temporary position on the Fifth Circuit bench.
Unless he is independently wealthy, I wonder how he could do that. Unless. . .
They wouldn't. Would they?
1:11:35 PM 
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