Executive Order 8537 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8537—Authorizing Appointment of Certain Experts in the Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules

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Wednesday, September 11, 1940

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1 min read (128 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1940-09-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing Appointment of Certain Experts in the Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules." 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

▪ Cook Robert Wohlforth may be appointed to positions of experts in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice without compliance with the requirements of the Civil Service Rules; Provided that the persons so appointed shall not thereby acquire a competitive classified civil service status.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

128

774 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8537, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 11, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8537-authorizing-appointment-certain-experts-the-antitrust-division.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority rested in me by the provisions of paragraph Eighth, subdivision SECOND, section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404) it is hereby ordered that Fred S. Auty Corwin D. Edwards Fred E. Berquist Leo V. Finn Joseph Borkin Elmo D. Flynt Ward S. Bowman Irving Lipkowitz Henry W. Brooks Hyman B. Ritchin Norman Bursler Gustab Seidler Harry Conover Charles L. Terrel Roy C. Cook Robert Wohlforth may be appointed to positions of experts in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice without compliance with the requirements of the Civil Service Rules; Provided that the persons so appointed shall not thereby acquire a competitive classified civil service status. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, September 11, 1940.