Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-03
MargoId Nomination
Hearings Adjourned
To Indefinite Date
BULLETIN.

Senate Judiciary Subcom-
mittee hearings on the nomi-
nation of Municipal Court
Judge Nathan D. Margold to
District Court were adjuorned
to an indefinite date after 10
additional witnesses testified
today in favor of the promo
ton.
Local Government positions should
go exclusively to District residents
Chairman McCarran of the Senate
Judiciary Committee declared to-
day, as subcommittee hearings con.
tinued on the nomination of Munic.
ipal Court Judge Nathan D. Mar
gold for the District Court.
Senator McCarran interrupted &
witness to say that his comment.
were not to be considered judg.
ment on the current nominee.
But there are three-quarters o.
million people here" he said
They have no vote. Therefore
they should be considered exclu.
sively for local positions"
Practiced in New York.
Judge Margold practiced law il
New York City until he came to the
District as Interior Department So
licitor II years ago. Earlier this
week Senator Chandler, Democrat
of Kentucky, one of Judge Margold's
most vigorous supporters, pointed
out that Judge Margold gave up his
New York residence soon after COM
ing to Washington and that he has
lived here ever since.
Bar Will Be Heard.
The hearing today was scheduled
to be turned over to members of the
bar and others who oppose Judge
Margold's promotion. A long list Of
additional advocates of the nomi-
nation was handed to Chairman
McCarran before the session opened
with the request that they be per-
mitted to appear as rebuttal wit
nesses. Senator McCarran rulec
that the friends of Judge Margolc
would be allowed to testify, but that
they should do SO before his antag-
onists took the stand.
The racial issue was injected into
thes Hearings today by several wit
nesses who contended that much
of the opposition to the candidate
is based on the fact he is Jewish
Sees Something Shady.
Mrs. Ann Spector, who said shs
has known Judge Margold for 81,
years, asked-the committee to dis.
count" the votes of those bar as.
ISOLATION members who opposed the
nominee because of his religion
She said she felt there was some
thing shady there-something ir
the conscience of those who are
against him"
He is lovely person. fine
noble man. she said. He has 6
beautiful family life"
Thurman Dodson, colored attorne,
and former president of the Wash
ington Bar Association, also referred
to antagonism against Judge Mar
gold as being racial in character.
Mr.. Dodson later referred to charge
that Judge Margold has accepted
ices for performing marriage cere
monies.
Il am reliably informed man,
judges receive and accept honorari;
for such services" he said.
Praises Radio Programs.
Leslie c. Garnett. former Unites
States attorney. described Judg,
Margold as having "a clear compre
hension of the law" He said he di,
not participate in the poll of tn,
District Bar Association in which
members opposed the nomination b,
a vote of 804 to 200. Mr.. Garnet
said the associations opposition wa
based on two factors: ID No out.
slider could obtain the support O
the local bar and 20 racial an
tagonism.
John T. Fisher, a real estate man
said he was a regular listener tt
the weekly broadcasts from Traffic
Court and that he admired 9TH,
human manner with which Judg,
Margold deals with those unfortu
nate transgressors who appear be-
fore him"
Other attorneys who testified II
support of the nomination wer,
Thomas Ahearn, Louis B. Arnold
Milton Conn, Levi H. David, Kar
Kindleberger. Herman Miller, Jacl
POLITE, William Roberts, Milton
Strasburger, Houston Thompson ane
Joseph B. McMenamin.