Executive Order 8537—Authorizing Appointment of Certain Experts in the Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules
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.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Executive Order 8537—Authorizing Appointment of Certain Experts in the Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, Without Regard to the Civil Service Rules Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/368445