Evening star., 1939-04-15
Bar Stands Firm
On Local Man
For Judgeship
Association Still
Backs List Made
Lost Year

Nearly a year after Congress au-
thorized President Roosevelt to ap-
point new judges here, Washington
is still awaiting the naming Of an
other District court jurist, so that
the civil calendar, now some 20
months behind, may be expedited.
Meanwhile the speculation goes on
as to who may be named to the
nench, but 1t was understood today
that the Bar Association of the
District OF Columbia is still stand.
ing by the list submitted to thu
Justice Department last year.
Samuel M. Gold, New York at
torney, is represented as having the
packing OF Postmaster General Far
ley and Senator Wagner, Democrat.
OF New York, for the District Court
vacancy. Another name that has
appeared recently is that of Repre-
sentative Marvin Jones, Democrat
OF Iexas. chairman of the House
Committee on Agriculture.
The Bar Association of the Dis
trlct OF Columbia, which would like
10 see local man named to the
oench vacancy, submitted this list
10 the Department of Justice-and
1t still represents the views of the
local lawyers, it was said TODAY.
20 V. Morgan, the Districts one
man Board of Tax Appeals; George
+. Barse, counsel to the Controller
OF the Currency: H. Winship Wheat
icy, Charles w. Arth, Arthur P.
Drury and Brice Clagett.
No Hint Given,
One also hears the names of Dean
G. Acheson and Jerome Frank men
toned these days, but the White
House has given no hint of its choice
as yet. The law, authorizing the
PRESIDENT to appoint new Judges
mere, was passed May 81 Of last
year.
The newest addition to the Dis
trlct Court bench-Justice T. Alan
Goldsborough, former MARYLAND
Representatives. scheduled to be-
gin his duties Monday. The first
case due to come before him will
be an uncontested divorce case,
known as Ponder VS.. Ponder. His
courtroom is in the new Police
Court building.
President Roosevelt appointed
Justice Bolitha j. Laws to the
nencn OF District Court, choosing
the then president of the Bar Asso-
clatlon OF the District of Columbia
last summer.
1owan Named to Appeals Post.
The Chief Executive named to
the United States Court of Appeals
here Dean Wiley B. Rutledee of the
University of Iowa Law School who
is expected to be sworn in shortly
and Representative Fred M. Vim
son, Democrat, of Kentucky, who
TOOK Office last summer.
Local lawyers say they feel ae-
grleved because there is not a sin.
gle washington man on the APPEL
late bench at present. The admin
lstration ignored the recommends
IONS OF the District Bar Associa-
ton, which wanted selection made
from among Seth w. Richardson. p.
Barrett Prettyman and Abner 81.
ferguson. There are now no va
cancles on the United States Court
OF Appeals bench.
only about half of the justices on
the bench of the District Court are
classed as local men-Justices Pew
Ton Gordon. former. United States
attorney; Joseph w. Cox, Jesse G
AoKlns, James M. Proctor. Daniel
w. ODonoghue and Bolitha !
Laws. Identified as from out of the
Natlonal Capital are: Chief Justice
Aured A. Wheat, who will be eligihle
10 retire early next month; Justices
Jennings Bailey, Oscar R. Luhrinp
VINO Is former Representative from
INDIANA; F. Dickinson Let's form o.,
IOWA representative, and Mr.. Colds
Borough, who has just been sworn
IN after lengthy service in Con.
gress. A Soii