[durkie]

From the way you described it, it sounds like there were openings and Biden appointed folks to fill those openings.

How is this different from any president filling any vacancy? By nature of the vacancy being filled, a future president won’t be able to fill it.

[normalaccess]

Very fuzzy memory but I believe in the past it was common to leave these things for the incoming president (think Clinton era). Could be wrong.

[malfist]

Yeah, like SCOTUS vacancies

[timewizard]

Is it usual for 12 spots to be open simultaneously?

[chris_wot]

Nothing was normal under the first Trump presidency.

[wat10000]

And if they can be removed at will, as link 2 says, why does it matter?