Acting service under the Vacancies

Two appeals courts have rejected constitutional challenges to the appointment of interim U.S. Attorneys under Section 546, holding that U.S. Attorneys are inferior officers and Congress could therefore choose to vest their appointment in the Attorney General or district courts. Acting service under the Vacancies Act could raise more serious constitutional questions if it allows an official to serve who was not appointed by the President, a department head, or a court of law. Accordingly, in considering amendments to the laws governing temporary service in U.S. Attorney offices, Congress might consider หนังใหม่2025