Evening star., 1932-02-17
CARD0z0 T0KEEP
SENSE 0FHUMOR
"'There's Not Anything Very
Interesting About Me-"
e. kppointee Declares.

(copyright, 1882. BY the Associated Press
ALBANY. N. Y, February IT,
Rising slowly from his seat and glanc-
ing quickly around the chamber. Chief
Judge Benjamin Nathan Cardozo gath
cred his black robes about him and
stepped down from the bench Of the
New York Court Of Appeals.
Stepped down after l8 years of serv-
Ice to step up to the ambition of all
lawyers-service in the Supreme Court
of the United States.
For IS years Judge Cardozo has sat
In the old State House interpreting the
laws of his native State in the sing
ing prose" that has merited distinction
wherever members of the American bar
gather. The first three years of his
judgeship were spent in the Capitol.
Hard to Leave Court.
Eyes, it is hard to leave such pleas
ant surroundings, but feel honored to
be nominated to the Supreme Court, "
said the white-haired, 62-year-old juriSt
in an interview with this correspondent,
the only one granted since President
Hoover sent his name to the United
States Senate.
The Court of Appeals recessed yester-
day until March IA. The indications
are that his name will be confirmed be-
fore the court resumes Its hearings. He
will meet again with his six colleagues,
but not in public. They will assemble
In conference to determine opinions on
cases already heard.
The bachelor judge has lead an al
most hermitlike existence. From in
the morning until after at night,
when the court was in session. Judge
Cardozo has been occupied with the
law. The judges lunch and dine to-
gether. Judge Cardozo lives at a
hotel That has been his Albany home
for 13 years.
Workers Like Him.
'He's a fine man." the elevator op-
orator said. AS he entered his hotel
last night a bellboy pushed sheaf of
kilograms into his hands. blurting,
congratulations Judge" the clerk at
the news stand added his That's
mighty fine, Judge. Good luck
There IS not anything very inter-
esting about me-" he said in the same
calm voice that thousands of New York
lawyers have heard from the bench Il
hope I shall not lose my sense of humor
over all this attention" and his dark
eyes twinkled out through rimless
glasses His hair is white and drops
down across his high forehead like the
tousled shock of a little boy. He is
slender and looks the scholar he is
Il haven't found much time for rec
reation and hobbies, but I have not
lost many days from the bench be-
cause of Illness" he remarked. The
judge is great reader. What does he
read?
Doesn't Read Mysteries.
"Oh. law, philosophy and history and
occasionally novels-please, don't say
detective stories,' he laughed Il have
read detective stories, but not many. !
prefer other books
No. I don't know President Hoover"
he replied Il have met him once, but he
wouldn't know me if he passed me. I
would know him from his pictures"
Judge Cardozo is not well acquainted
in Washington. He knows Chief JUS
tice Hughes and Justices Stone and
Roberts Of the Supreme Court and he
has known and admired very, very
much" former Justice Holmes, whose
place he will take.
Il shall miss the personal law of the
Court of Appeals" the judge said. THE
cases that go to the Supreme Court
are of more general nature Perhaps
the Supreme Court justices have little
more time to give to each case. but
otherwise interpreting the law is about
the same in every court"
The Judge went down to New York
today-his home town and well beloved
by him. He was born there and lived
there with his parents, and afterward
a sister. All now are dead Judge
Cardozo is the only one of his family
left.