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 1944-10-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Civil Service Commission to Confer a Classified Status Upon Certain Employees of the Department of Justice." 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
▪631), the Civil Service Commission is hereby authorized to confer a classified civil-service status upon the following-named employees of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice without regard to the competitive provisions of the Civil Service Rules: George P.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
95
586 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9494, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Oct 30, 1944). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9494-authorizing-the-civil-service-commission-confer-classified-status.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 408) and by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 631), the Civil Service Commission is hereby authorized to confer a classified civil-service status upon the following-named employees of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice without regard to the competitive provisions of the Civil Service Rules: George P. Comer Johnston Avery Haldor R. Mohat This order is recommended by the Attorney General and by the Civil Service Commission. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, October 30, 1944.
