Evening star., 1940-09-05
Smith Takes Oath of Office
As New Assistant Prosecutor
Currun Also Names
MorgoIius and
Mccarthy to Stoff

While United States Attorney Ed
ward M. Curran looked on, one OF
his three new assistants, John Lewis
Smith, jr, was sworn in today in
his Office at District Court. Mr.
Smith was given the oath by Harry
M. Hull, deputy clerk Of District
Court.
Mr.. Curran's other new assistants,
also named late yesterday. will be Of
ficially indicted into their new du-
ties later. They are Dennis Nc
Carthy and Bernard Margolius.
Mr.. Curran said today that Mr..
Margolius is expected to be sworn
in in a few days, but Mr.. Mccarthy
is away on vacation until Septem-
ber Is.
Mr.. Margolius and Mr.. Mccarthy
will be assigned to District Court,
and Mr.. Smith will prosecute at
Police Court.
The appointments filled three Of
five vacancies on Mr.. Currans
staff. John j. Wilson resigned
shortly after Mr.. Curran was nomi-
mated for district attorney, while
Karl Kindleberger, David A. Hart,
Stephen j. Haycock and Albert
Goldstein left the Office last week.
Assisted Justice Miller.
Mr.. Margolius. who is 2e, has been
law clerk to Justice Justin Miller
of the United States Court of Ap-
peals, since December, 1887. A ma
tive of Washington, the new ap-
pointee was graduated from old
Business High School in 1881 and
was awarded a four-year scholar
ship to George Washington Uni
versity.
Mr.. Margolius received his bache-
lor of arts degree in 1885 and was
awarded his law degree in 1887,
graduating with the second highest
average in his class He was man
aging editor of the law review at the
school for time and was a men,
ber of Onicron Delta Kappa, Pi
Gamma Mu and Phi Eta Sigma,
scholastic fraternities.
After being admitted to the Dis
trict bar, Mr.. Margolius was in the
law Office of William E. Leahy for
time before going with Justice
Miller. The new assistant Is mar
ried and lives at 1888 Twenty eighth
street NV.
Mr.. Mccarthy is another who has
been serving as a law clerk to a
justice of the Court of Appeals
Justice Harold M. Stephens. He
has been with Justice Stephens
about a year, formerly being en-
ployed at the Reconstruction Fl.
nance Corp.
A pative of Salt Lake City, Utah,
Mr.. Mccarthy came here about five
years ago, having studied at STAN
ford University In California. He
studied law at Georgetown Uni
versity and was admitted to the bar
last year.
Mr.. Mccarthy is % years old,
married and lives at $500 Ontario
road NV.
Practiced with Father.
Mr.. Smith has been in the private
practice of law, connected with the
office Of his father, John L. Smith,
sr. Until last January the new
appointee was for three years law
clerk to Justice James M. Proc
tor of District Court.
A native of Washington, Mr..
Smith studied in the elementary
schools here and attended a pre-
paratory school in Lawrenceville,
N. j., later going to Princeton Uni
versity, where he was awarded his
bachelor of arts degree in 1885. Re-
turning to Washington, he entered
the Georgetown University Law
School and received his bachelor of
laws degree in 1898 and his master
Of laws last year.
Mr.. Smith will be married in the
fall to Miss Madeline Cotter of
Washington. He is 28 and lives at
2424 Tracy place NV.