Parsons v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 8–9, 1897 Decided May 24, 1897
Full case name	Parsons v. United States
Citations	167 U.S. 324 (more)
Holding
An officer of the United States appointed for a fixed term is a limit on the duration the officer may hold their position before being reappointed, not a limit on the President's ability to remove such officer before the term has expired.
Court membership
Chief Justice Melville Fuller Associate Justices Stephen J. Field · John M. Harlan Horace Gray · David J. Brewer Henry B. Brown · George Shiras Jr. Edward D. White · Rufus W. Peckham
Case opinion
Majority	Peckham, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
U.S. Const. art. II, § 2, cl. 2

Parsons v. United States, 167 U.S. 324 (1897), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning the Appointments Clause.

• Text of Parsons v. United States, 167 U.S. 324 (1897) is available from: Cornell Justia