Evening star., 1941-10-06
Supreme Court Opens
With 7 New Members
And New Chief Justice
Stone Takes Hughes
Place, and Jackson and
Byrnes BEGIN Service

/ In a ceremony that lasted less
than five minutes, the Supreme
Court today began another eight
month term under the leadership OF
new Chief Justice, Harlan Fiske
Stone. and with two new associate
/ justices, James F. Byrnes and Robert
H. Jackson. as members of the nine
man tribunal.
A crowded chamber which in
cluded many notables from public
/ life greeted the first session of the
| 19404l term. AS the justices en-
/ tered and stood at the bench, and
while the court crier, T. Perry Lip
pett. announced the opening of the
court, Justice Byrnes at the extreme
right turned to face his associates
At the other end of the bench Justice
Jackson looked straight ahead.
Justice Roberts. the senior men,
ber of the bench, then announced
the appointment of Chief Justice
Stone in succession to Chief Justice
Hughes, who retired on the final
day of the last session in June.
Chief Justice Stone then announced
the appointment of Justice Byrnes,
former member of the Senate who
succeeds Justice James Mercy
nolds. retired, and of Justice Jack
son, who left the attorney general
ship to take the vacancy created by
the retirement of Chief Justice
Hughes.
Tribute to Brandeis.
The first announcement by the
new Chief Justice was on the death
of former Associate Justice Louis
Brandeis last night. The Chief
Justice read the courts tribute to
Justice Brandeis.
After brief announcement con-
corning admissions of lawyers to
practice before the court, adjourn
ment was taken until next Monday.
At that time the court will hand
down orders covering most of about
400 cases that have been filed dur
ing the summer, announcing
whether the litigation is to be heard
ANANliiD0lS vi tiiC dllu
friends of the Chief Justice and the
two new associate justices were
present for the court opening. Lady
Halifax. wife of the British AM
bassador, also was an interested
spectator.
Accompanying Mrs. Stone were
the sons of the Stones and their
wives. Mr.. and Mrs Marshall Stone,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lauson Stone.
Mrs. Byrnes was accompanied by
Mrs. Alva B. Adams and Mrs. Jack
son also was with friends.
Seven Roosevelt Named Justices.
The new additions to. the court
brought to seven the number of
justices picked by the President
since 1887. The exceptions are Co.
year-old Justice Roberts. Penn
Sylvania Republican and the Chief
Justice.
Chief Justice Stone, although a
Republican, has been one of the
leading supporters of administra-
ton legislation brought before the
court. He will be SO Saturday and
will be eligible to retire at full pay
a year hence.
The new appointments lowered
the average age of the nine justices
to 56. This compared with slightly
over 81 before Mr.. Hughes and JUS
tice McReynolds, each 49, retired to
create the vacancies. The average
was just under 70 in 1887 when
President Roosevelt called for new
blood"
In addition to Justices Stone and
Roberts, the ages of the other JUS
tices are: Byrnes, 81, Frankfurter,
So; Reed. So; Black. 55; Jackson,
40; Murphy, 48; Douglas. A.
The tribunal. besides being the
youngest in many years, also is the
first in a long time not displaying a
beard or a mustache Chief Justice
Hughes and Justice George Suther-
land, who retired in 1888, had both.