Ex parte Siebold explained

Litigants:Ex parte Siebold
Decidedate:October 1
Decideyear:1879
Usvol:100
Uspage:371
Holding:So long as the vesting is consistent with the separation of powers, Congress has discretion to vest the appointment of an inferior officer in the President, a Department Head, or a Court of Law.
Majority:Bradley
Joinmajority:Waite, Swayne, Miller, Strong, Hunt, and Harlan
Dissent:Field
Joindissent:Clifford
Lawsapplied:U.S. Const. art. II, ยง 2, cl. 2

Ex parte Siebold, 100 U.S. 371 (1879), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning the Appointments Clause.