Those made during the last hours of an administration.
1855. A single term used by [Gen. Cass] shows what was the real cause of the excitement connected with the repeal of the act of 1801. I allude to the application of the term “midnight judges” to the judges appointed by Mr. Adams. It has become a popular phrase; a phrase suggested for purposes of odium.—Mr. J. A. Bayard of Delaware, U.S. Senate, Jan. 10: Cong. Globe, p. 89, App.
1844. See Appendix XXV.
