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public appointment

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A quick definition of public appointment:

A public appointment is when someone is chosen to do a job for the government. This can be for an important position that helps run the country. The President of the United States has the power to choose people for these jobs, but they need to be approved by other important people first. Sometimes, people can also be chosen for a job in an organization without being elected by the members. Public appointment can also refer to the act of giving someone the power to decide what happens to property.

A more thorough explanation:

A public appointment is when someone is chosen for a job or duty in a public office. This can be for a nonelected position, like a government official. The President of the United States has the power to make public appointments for important federal officials, but the Senate has to agree.

For example, if the President wants to appoint someone to be the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, they would make a public appointment. This person would then have an office in the government and be responsible for overseeing the EPA.

Public appointments can also happen in organizations that follow parliamentary law. This means that someone can be named to a position without being elected by the members of the organization.

Another type of appointment is when someone is given the power to dispose of property. This is called a power of appointment. For example, if a tenant has the power to appoint lands, they can choose who gets to use the land.

It's important to note that sometimes an appointment can be illusory. This means that it's not a real appointment, but just a nominal or conditional transfer of property. This can be tricky to figure out, so many courts don't use this doctrine.

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texaslawhopefully
15:42
I guess that's fair. From what I've heard UChicago for conservatives is on par w/ HYS for clerkships
texaslawhopefully
15:42
not sure about for liberals
cumsock
15:43
They’re very similar tho
cumsock
15:43
Both t6 ivies
Is that NYU disrespect???? NYU out the t-6?
15:44
Penn because my college friends who mentored me go there
lilypadfrog
15:45
NYU is a t6 unless they don’t accept me and then idgaf what they’re ranked
texaslawhopefully
15:46
That's the best mentality
texaslawhopefully
15:46
If I get into UChicago it will be CYS
lilypadfrog
15:48
waspy I’m sure he meant to clarify that CYS is Cornell Yale Stanford
yeah just making sure
I look really good in blue tho
obviously cornell is t3
cumsock
15:49
someone from my undergrad is going to columbia for a masters in social work and the way they are talking to me im pretty sure they think thats as hard to get accepted to as columbia law
every prof at cornell glazes it so hard
GreyCeaselessMammoth
15:50
i know so many heads going to various schools for random masters degrees and its like babe its not the sameeee
cumsock
15:50
"The acceptance rate for the Master of Science in Social Work (MSW) program at Columbia University is 74%" does he know?
15:50
@cumsock: some battles are won by avoiding fighting them
cumsock
15:51
im not i just wish normies knew its not the same
Trismegistus
15:51
i need chicago so badly
15:51
for suresies
lilypadfrog
15:52
llama do you think we’re besties? I kinda think we’re besties
JumpySubsequentDolphin
15:52
@GreyCeaselessMammoth: PLS I know a girl who got a master’s at Columbia for some random niche thing and she told EVERYBODY SHES GOING TO COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL
GreyCeaselessMammoth
15:52
WHAT???
15:53
@JumpySubsequentDolphin: I can respect the hustle.
GreyCeaselessMammoth
15:53
penn r
GreyCeaselessMammoth
15:53
called it
15:53
i have two old classmates going to columbia for like social work
15:53
@lilypadfrog: that depends. flash ur mod badge to find out
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