Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24
Judicial Farley 10 End
Today With Session
On New Procedure
Attorneys Hear Laws
Attack Unjustified
Criticism of Courts

Federal Rules for Civil Procedure,
the third annual Judicial Confer
ence, meeting at the United States
Court of Appeals, was to end its ses-
sion today.
Justice Daniel w. ODonoghue of
District Court was prepared to dis
cuss How Are the New Rules of
Civil Procedure Working?" and
Lawrence Koenigsberger, represent
ing the Bar Association of the Dis
trict of Columbia, planned to speak
on Suggestions for Changes in the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure"
ference. This afternoon was set
aside for an executive session of the
juristS of the United States Court of
Appeals and District Court to dis
cuSs numerous problems and to
formulate a program for better ad-
ministration of justice in the Cap
ital. Chief Justice D. Lawrence
Groner of the appellate tribunal is
to be presiding officer.
Yesterday afternoons session, with
Associate Justice Justin Miller OF the
appellate court presiding, was de-
voted to discussions of relations be-
tween bench and bar, during which
Justice Bolitha j. Laws criticized
certain lawyers who attack the
courts without full possession Of the
facts; of proposed new criminal
rules; the problem of welding all
the bar associations here into an eff
fective unified group and addresses
on Judicial Review of Administra-
tive Action"
Cites Unjust Criticism.
Justice Laws said. Il have seen
judges who had worked days and
nights, winter and summer, several
Of them at the very moment tired,
worn and III because of overwork,
criticized in the open by lawyers for
allegedly not putting in full hours of
labor These criticisms were ut
terly unfounded and untrue. They
were unjust. The lawyer got what
he sought, namely, a prominent
write-up in the press. but because of
reserve and dignity on the part of
the judges concerned, there was no
denial of the criticisms, these I'M
true statements came to be believed
and came to be the subject of I'M
favorable comment in many circles
throughout our city"
During discussion following Justice
Laws address, number of speakers
/ disavowed criticism of the bench
/ and one said that the criticism was
| not very virulent anyway
Justice Miller declared that it is
/ absurd to say that judges are above
criticism or reproach and observed
that one who occupies an official
position must expect criticism, but
must learn to be indifferent to it.
Justice T. Alan Goldsborough of
District Court said that criticism
is inevitable when a judge decides
case against a lawyers client, but
that personally he had had nothing
but kindness and courtesy and con-
slderation from members of the bar.
A. K. Shipe urged that the Bar As
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bia and the court name three mem
! bers each to seek further cooper
alton and this was seconded by
/
president. 1t is to be considered as
resolution of the conference.
Integrated Bar Urged.
United States Attorney Edward M.
Curran, as chairman of a commit
tee considering the subject. pre-
sented a report on proposed new
rules to govern in criminal cases.
prior to verdict, but made no con-
crete suggestions, due to the magni-
tude of the task. He invited sug-
gestions and comments from mem
bers of the bench and bar.
A committee of the District Bar
Association estimated in a report
submitted to the conference yes
terday that Congress need put up
only $4,000 to carry through plan
to have indigents defended by
panel of senior and junior attor-
neys who would receive nominal
remuneration. A story in The Star
enormously gave the amount as
$15,000,000.
The committee, composed of JUS
tice James M. Proctor, chairman;
E. Barrett Prettyman, James A.
Cobb, James R. Kirkland and Fred
erick A. Ballard, urged that each
bar association here name three
representatives to meet with those
of the criminal courts and declared
that the new program should be
tested. If found impractical, they
pointed out, the public defender sys-
tenn for which the association has
stood then could be tried.
The conference heard Justice
Goldsborough indorse a suggestion
to have an official Government
shorthand reporter take down all
civil and criminal cases as a per-
manent record. The jurist also
said that paid attorneys should be
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pay a fee in criminal cases.
Integrated Bar Discussed.
The subject of an integrated bar
bringing members of all bar asso-
Citations into a strong, effective or
ganization-was discussed by Charles
H. Houston, representing the Wash
ington Bar Association. Tributes
were paid to the contribution that
colored attorneys are making to the
administration of justice and dis
cussion centered on integrated bars
that are successfully functioning
in the south.
Assistant Secretary of State Dean
G. Acheson and Carl Mcfarland
discussed Judicial Review of Ad-
ministrative Action" under the au-
spices of the Federal Bar Associa-
ton. Tens of thousands of admins
trative decisions are reached an
nually by the government, said Mr..
Acheson, yet a great majority Of
them are decided without litigation,
In informal conferences.