Executive Order 9445 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9445—Designating the Honorable Martin Travleso, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, as Acting Judge of the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico to Act in the Case of United States V. Julio Trinidad Geigel

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Monday, May 29, 1944

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1 min read (150 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1944-05-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating the Honorable Martin Travleso, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, as Acting Judge of the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico to Act in the Case of United States V. Julio Trinidad Geigel." 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

▪ By virtue the authority vested in me by section 41 of the act entitled "An Act to provide a civil government for Puerto Rico, and for other purposes", approved March 2, 1917, amended by section 2 of the act of March 26, 1938, 52 Stat.

▪ 863), I hereby designate and authorize the Honorable Martin Travleso, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, to perform and discharge the duties of Judge of the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico and to sign all necessary papers and records as Acting Judge of the said Court, without extra commission, in the case entitled United States v.

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Total Words

150

848 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9445, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 29, 1944). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9445-designating-the-honorable-martin-travleso-chief-justice-the-supreme.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue the authority vested in me by section 41 of the act entitled "An Act to provide a civil government for Puerto Rico, and for other purposes", approved March 2, 1917, amended by section 2 of the act of March 26, 1938, 52 Stat. 118 U.S.C., title 48. sec. 863), I hereby designate and authorize the Honorable Martin Travleso, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, to perform and discharge the duties of Judge of the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico and to sign all necessary papers and records as Acting Judge of the said Court, without extra commission, in the case entitled United States v. Julio Trinidad Geigel , Honorable Robert A. Cooper, Judge of the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico having disqualified himself to act in that case. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, May 29, 1944.