The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-27
COOLIDGE PICKS FEDERAL JUDGES
 FOR Z CIRCUITS
President Finishes Rec OmmendatiOns-Senate
 To Act On Them Soon
JUDGE MOORMAN
 TO BE APPOINTED
Kentucky Jurist Slated For Court Of Appeals Post

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Prob- lens presented in appointment of federal judges in the Sixth and Sev- enth circuits of the court of appeals and in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio have been virtually solved by Presl- dent Coolidge and nominations GOV ering the appointments will be sent to the senate soon after the Christ mas recess of congress.
 Final recommendations in several of the cases have not been made by the department of justice, but decision has practically been reached in all of them, some of which have been pending for more than year. They will repre- sent the largest single group of judge ships filled by Mir. Coolidge since he became President.
 Moorman To Be Appointed
 The judgeships to be filled and the appointments as now contemplated are
 Court of appeals, Sixth circuit, em- bracing Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigqn-Federal District Judge Charles B. Moorman of Kentucky, to fill the place of Judge Loyal E. knap- pen of Michigan, who has retired.
 Court of appeals. Seventh circuit, bracing Indiana, Wisconsin and Hi nois--Federal District Judge A. B. An derson of Indiana, to fill the place of the late Judge Francis E. Baker of ln- diana.
 Western district of Kentucky Charles I. Dawson of Louisville, to fill the place made vacant by the eleva- tion of Judge Moorman to the court of appeals.
 District of Indiana-Robert 0. Balt- zell of Gibson county, to fill the va cancy created by the promotion of Judge Anderson to the court of ap- peals.
 Southern district of Ohio-Israel M.' Foster of Athens, member of the house from the Tenth Ohio district, to sue ceed Judge John E. Sater, who soon retires.
 Sharp Fight Settled
 Elevation of Federal District Judge Moorman, who was appointed to the federal bench only a little more than year ago, will settle sharp. fight over the vacancy in the Sixth circuit. Candidates for the place were presented by all the states covered by the cir cut, put dlteE 6tNcTdA uiOhthS Oh Soh sideration President Coolidge decided that Kentucky, having had no repre- sentative on that bench since the cir cult was created, was entitled to the place. Several candidates were offered by Kentucky, including Chief Justice Elem E. Sampson of the states highest court, but the Endorsement of Senator Ernst, the republican senator from that state, finally was given to Judge Moor man. MT. Dawson, who is slated to succeed Judge Moorman on the district bench, is a former attorney general of Kentucky and was the republican nominee for governor two years ago. Elevation of Judge Anderson, central figure in many noted cases of federal litigation, including the Los Angeles dynamiters' trial and the trial of Gov ernor McCray of Indiana year ago, was decided on six months ago but the question of his successor presented a problem as party leaders in Indiana could not agree. After the Novmeber election Senator Watson and the state organization agreed on Judge Baltzell but Mir. Coolidge has considered nearly q dozen others.