Executive Order 11993 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11993—United States Circuit Judge Nominating Commission

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Tuesday, May 24, 1977

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1 min read (145 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Jimmy Carter on 1977-05-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "United States Circuit Judge Nominating Commission." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on United States Circuit Judge Nominating Commission.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

145

906 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11993, Jimmy Carter (May 24, 1977). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11993-united-states-circuit-judge-nominating-commission.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

RELATING TO THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE NOMINATING COMMISSION By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, and as President of the United States of America, Section 3 of Executive Order No. 11972 of February 14, 1977, is amended by redesignating the present text as subsection (a), redesignating the present lettered subsections as numbered paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), and by adding the following new subsection (b): "(b) The Panel for the District of Columbia Circuit shall have the additional function of recommending nominees for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, in accordance with the standards and procedures prescribed by this order for recommending nominees for circuit judges.". JIMMY CARTER The White House, May 24, 1977. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 12:03 p.m., May 25, 1977]