Reading Room Document

Constitutionality of Legislation Extending the Terms of Office of United States Parole Commissioners

Because United States Parole Commissioners may be removed by the President at will, legislation extending the terms of office of certain Parole Commissioners, does not violate the Appointments Clause. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/20311/download.

July 15, 1994