He did so without Senate approval, in an attempt to avoid Republicans opposing them.
On Friday, a three judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that Obama's appointments violated the Constitution.
Their ruling makes his appointments invalid.
The White House responded by calling the ruling "novel and unprecedented", but did not say if they would challenge the decision.
Obama has made other appointments, in such a manner, and so those too will now likely be challenged.
It also puts into question anything that the NLRB or other groups have done, if they have members who were appointed by Obama, in such ways.
Mitch McConnell, a Republican Senator for Kentucky said, "The DC Circuit Court today reaffirmed that the Constitution is not an inconvenience but the law of the land."
Republicans are already using the ruling to point out various other areas where Obama has gone around the Constitution.
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