The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-15
BENJAMIN N. CardOzO

benjamin M OdTuOZO
If President Hoover chooses Justice Holmes
commended by bar and bench, he will name Chief
Judge BENJAMIN NJ Cardozo of the New York court
of appeals
Here is what some of the leaders have said about
this jurst once described by Charles Evans Hughes
as the best qualified to head the New York
Judiciary:
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler: HE is of the
distinguished ornaments of our city, state ma
ton, and of the profession he adorn0 and leads"
Henry W. Taft: His influence among his col
leagues springs from his elevated character his dis
interestedness his thorough scholarship in law and
literature logical processes and his engaging
sonahty."
Dean Clark of Yale university law school, "Yale.
in common with other law schools, long has regarded
Chief Judge Cardozo of New York as an outstand-
ing jurst and has hoped for his appointment to the
United States supreme court To follow Holmes is
exceedingly difficult, but Judge Cardozo is pre-em
nenty the man to be the successor to that great
judge.
Dean Smith of Columbia university law school: He
is emnently qualified for the position regarded gen.
orally as one of the distinguished judges in the
United States, and nothing would please better
than to him named to the supreme court BENCH
Dean Bates of the University of Michigan law
school: 1.-THE President could make no better choice
for Justice Holmes successor than Chief Judge Car
dozo man of the Hottest character thinker and
writer of transcendent power, lawyer and Judge of
pre-emnent ability, gifted in logic and imagination,
and of extraordinary understanding of the nature of
law"
Dean Mcdurray of the University of California
law school: Judge Cardozo successor to Justice
Holmes would be ideally perfect appointment The
old ittrictf nf1o otlao
with better grace than those of the great and wise
lover of humanity and justice who now preSides over
the New York court of appeals"
Dean Goodrich of the University of Pennsylvania
law school: Judge Cardozo is combination of
profound learning, high dealism, and sound common
sense and judgment. He is truly great figure in
the legal world. I not conceive of more ap-
propriate successor to Justice Holmes"
William Draper Lewis, director of the American
Law institute: Justice Holmes is the outstanding
judicial figure of day. The only person whose
standing can be compared with his is Chief Judge
Cardozo of the New York court of appeals Judge
CardozoS appointment as that of none other would
maintain the prestige of the court"
The Roosevelt medal for distinguished service was
awarded to Judge Cardozo with this citation Award
ed for distinguished service in the development Of
public law. AS chief judge of the New York court Of
appeals it was said of him by former Governor Smith
that he embodies every qualification consonant with
the highest judicial ideals scholar of unreasonable
attachments, lawyer of unbounded legal erudition
the vercy embodiment of impartiality fairness and
Justice
"At time when some of the lower courts of this
state have been under fire, his integrity love jus
tce, and high-mnded approach to the duties Of his
post have been model and an inspiration to courts
throughout the country, and token to the country
of the soundness of their judicial system.
His penetrating mind and unusual literary felicity
have clarified for the legal world the function of the
judge in shaping and developing the law"
These only few of the many tributes which
place Judge Cardozo at the very top of his profess
sion and as the juris most worthy to take the place
OF the great Holmes
Here is one question, at least, which President
Hoover should have no difficulty in deciding.