President Trump’s use of Executive Orders during the first two weeks of his first term has signaled to his supporters that he intends to make good on as many of his campaign pledges as possible. The implementation of a limited travel ban and restrictions has been one of the most controversial to date. But buried in the stack that is pending review, and signature, are a few others that, while currently overlooked, may create additional headaches for the administration and Congress as well.

One such gem is Executive Order 13773 titled “King for a Day”. This order is intended to eliminate the backlog of petit and administrative court cases. It is also designed to reduce the amount of influence the so-called ‘activist judiciary’ has on mundane, or routine civil cases.

Essentially the order provides a means for the Governor in each state to revive the feudalistic practice of the monarch ‘holding court’. This will allow citizens to redress grievances by petitioning the Governor’s office directly and receiving a quick solution to the issue via decree, bypassing a lengthy and costly court process. It could also provide a means for President Trump to summarily overrule the current stay imposed by a federal judge in Seattle on the travel ban.

While the National Trial Lawyers Association has not commented on the order that largely targets civil cases, members of the American Bar Association have registered their opposition. Several attorneys, under condition of anonymity, have expressed outrage at what they see as an attack on their livelihood. “They are taking food off the plates of my children” said one lawyer specializing in bankruptcy, “What do they want us to do? Start defending criminals?” California Governor Jerry Brown has said “I reject get-it-done, make-it-happen thinking. I want to slow things down so I understand others better.”

Reaction from the public has been muted and sporadic given the lack of mainstream press coverage of the proposed order. Those who have been closely following the actions of the new President have praised what they see as a method of truly dispensing justice. In an interview, one South Dakota resident said that “it is nice to see the balance of power shift back to the States”. Of President Trump’s efforts, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has been quoted as saying: “He’s doing exactly what he told the American people he would do.”

Word has it that he’s already been fitted for his crown: