Evening star., 1941-06-12

of nine and bring to seven the r
the highest bench. Only Justice
Stone and Justice Owen j. Robert!
are carry-overs from pre-RooseVel
administrations.
On the motion of Senator Glass
Democrat, of Virginia, Senator
ByrneS' nomination was confirmed
IL minutes after it had reached the
Senate. This is a courtesy GUS
tomarily extended sitting members
of the Senate when they are nomi-
mated to the judiciary.
The nominations of Justice Stone
and Mr.. jackson were referred TO
the Judiciary Committee for con-
sideration in the usual course OF
procedure.
Justice Stone, who was appointed
by President Coolidge in 1925, has
long been regarded as one OF the
great and liberal members of the
Nations highest court.
New Hampshire Native.
He is a native of New Hampshire
and is 68 years old. After receiving
his preliminary college education at
Amherst, he studied law and re-
ceived his legal degree at Columbia
Law School.
He has received numerous homo
rary university degrees. including
one from George Washington Uni
versity in 1927.
Justice Stone was engaged IN prl-
vate law practice at the turn OF the
century and from 1910 to 1923 was
dean of the Columbia Law School.
In 1924 he was named Attorney
General with his elevation to the
Supreme Court following in less
than year.
Although nominally Republican
Justice Stone on several important
cases in the earlier days OF the
Roosevelt administration was found
on the side of those supporting New
Deal reform legislation.
The appointment of Senator
Byrnes has been widely predicted
during the months since retirement
of Justice McReynolds. The South
Carolina Senator has been consid-
cred one of the ablest parliamentary
ians and legislative leaders in the
upper branch of Congress and dur
ing the present illness of Majority
Leader Barkley he has served as
administration chieftain in the
Senate.
Elected to Senate in 1886.
Senator Byrnes came to Congress
first in 1911 as a member of the
House. He served in the lower
branch until 1925 when he retired
to practice law in Spartansburg, S. C
In 1880 he was elected to the Sen
ate and was reelected in 1886.
Mr.. Jackson, a native of PennSyl-
vania, is law graduate of what is
now Union University at Albany. He
began the practice of law in New
York State in 1918 and when Presi-
dent Roosevelt was Governor o1
New York Mr.. Jackson was ap-
pointed by him as a member of the
New York State Commission to In
vestigate Administration of Justice.
The President brought Mr.. Jack
son to Washington in 1884 to be
general counsel of the Bureau oi
Internal Revenue in the Treasury
Department. Two years later he be-
came Assistant Attorney General in
charge of the Tax Division and ir
1887 he was placed in charge of the
Antitrust Division, Justice Depart
ment.
On March 4, 1888, Mr.. Jackson wa:
named solicitor general of the United
States and on January 18, 1910, he
was appointed Attorney General tc
succeed Frank Murphy on the lat
ter's elevation to the Supreme Court
Post May Go to Biddle.
Although no immediate announce
ment was made as to who would
succeed Mr.. jackson as Attorney
General, there have been reports
that Francis Biddle, solicitor gen,
eral since January, 1910, probably
would be moved up to the highest
Justice Department post.
Mr. Biddle, 55 and a member O.
the noted Philadelphia Biddle fam
lily, came to Washington first ii
1911 as a private secretary to the
late Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
In 1899 he was named to the
Third Federal Circuit Court of Ap'
peals and served until he was namec
solicitor general. He also served
for a brief period in 1934-5 a.
chairman of the original Nationa
Labor Relations Board.
Chief Justice Hughes submitted tx
the President 10 days ago a reques
that he be permitted to retire as OF
July and Mr.. Roosevelt accepted il
with regret
Stone Courts Tax Expert.
While there had been reports thai
Mr.. Jackson might become Chic.
Justice, the President chose instead
to elevate Justice Stone, Repub-
lican, to the highest judicial post ir
the Nation. Justice Stone will be IS
next october. Mr.. Jackson is 49 anc
Senator ByrneS 62.
Senator Byrnes has been a presi-
dental conidante and leader of ad.
ministration forces in the Senate. Il
was considered likely that he nigh
not go over to the court until its fal
term in order that he might con-
tinue to serve in the Senate.
On the court, Justice Stone has
been outspoken in his support OF
social legislation. He once described
law as "a human institution fol