The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-09
Recommendation and Nomination of
Registers in Bankruptcy.

By direction OF the Chief Justice the following
statement is published for iuformadon:-
!. Under the act of Congress the powers Oft ap-
pointing Registers in Bankruptcy is vested In
the District Courts of the United States the
Supreme Courts of the Territories, and the
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.
Dsellor-at-aw.
2. The duty of recommending and nominating
to the District Courts and other Courts men
toned in the act, suitable persons tor appoint
ment, Is imposed on the Chief Justice of the
United States, and Congress having now ad-
journed without acting upon the bill introduced
INTO the Senate TO repeal this provision, he will
proceed to carry it into effect.
3. To insure as Tar as practicable the selection
OF ht men Tor Registers. the Chief Justice will
require in every case where his recommends
ton and nomination are desired. first certid-
cate from the Clerk or Judge of the proper Dis
trict or Territorial Court, or of some State
Court of record, under seal of the Court that
the gentleman named therein is counsellor
OF said Court; and secondly, statement in
what Congressional District or Territory
the gentleman proposed resides, and tor
what district Of territory, aud for what judicial
district, the recommendation and nomination
are desired; and thirdly. letters from business
and professional men of the District or Territory
who have the confidence OF their fellow-citizens
each of which letters must vouch distinctly and
fully for the gentleman named;-l. In respect
to his professional knowledge and ABILITY; 2. In
respect to his personal integrity; and 3. In
respect to his general business capacity,
A. In addition to these when the State is repre-
sented in Congress, similar letters, If they can
| be had, are desired from the Representatives of
| the District and from the Senators OF the State
or, in the case of a Territory, from the Delegate
3. Two memorials, or petitions, or recommen-
dations, signed by others than the writer, are
| required.
6. All letters upon which any recommends
! tion and nomination may be made will be filed
| py the Chief Justice in the office of the Clerk of
| the Supreme Court of the United States
| T. Nominations and recommendations, founded
| upon testimony furnished as above required
| will be made as early as practicable after the
! same shall have been received. If more than
! one gentleman in any District or Territory IS
! thus recomme Dded to him, the Chief Justice
| will exercise mis- discretion in making the selec-
| tiOn.
g. Only one person will be recommended and
| nominated in any one Congressional District
| except. first, in the case that the Court hayine
| the appointing power shall decline to appoint
| the persons first recommended and nominated. .
| or, second, in the case that after the act shall
| have gone fully into operation the appointing
| Court shall certify to the Chief Justice that the
| business of the district cannot be properly done
| by one Register; or, third, in some cases where
| Congressional District may be partly in one
Judicial District and partly in another.
(Signed) d. NJ. MIDDLETON,
.... Clerk of the Supreme Court u. s.
Washington City, April 8, 1867.