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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-07-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating the Honorable Felix Cordova Davila as Acting Judge of the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico." 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
▪965, 966), I hereby designate and authorize the Honorable Felix Cordova Davila, associate justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, to perform and discharge the duties of the judge of the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico and to sign all necessary papers and records as acting judge of said court in the absence of the judge thereof during the current calendar year.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
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Total Words
114
643 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
17.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6801, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 27, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6801-designating-the-honorable-felix-cordova-davila-acting-judge-the.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 41 of the act entitled "An Act to provide a civil Government for Porto Rico, and for other purposes", approved March 2, 1917 (39 Stat. 965, 966), I hereby designate and authorize the Honorable Felix Cordova Davila, associate justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, to perform and discharge the duties of the judge of the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico and to sign all necessary papers and records as acting judge of said court in the absence of the judge thereof during the current calendar year. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, July 27, 1934.
