Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-22
Truman Must Name
10 Federal Judges
To Fill Vacant Posts
BY J. A. FOX.

| Ten Judicial vacancies were In
herited by President Truman, and
some, at least, are expected to get
early attention.
Four appointments are to be made
to Courts of Appeal, five to Fed
eral District Courts and one to the
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.
The appellate vacancy of longest
standing is that on the beneh here,
from which Fred M. Vinson, now
War Mobilization Director, resigned
in May, 1913, to head the Office Of
Economic Sterilization. Solicitor
General Charles M. Fahy was to
have gotten this post several weeks
ago, but deadlock developed over
the choice of a successor to Mr.
Fahy, with Attorney General Biddle
repeatedly backing Assistant Attor-
ney General Hugh M. Cox, and the
White House urging Judge Samuel
I. Rosenman, President Roosevelt's
personal counsel. The result was
that the judicial appointment was
held up.
The effect of President Roosevelt's
death on this situation Is, Of course,
problematical.
Two Vacancies in Circuit.
In the Third Circuit, there are
two vacancies. One was created
January by the retirement Of JUS
tice Charles Weldon Jones; the
other is a new judgeship, the men,
bership of the circuit, which takes
in New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsyl-
vania and the Virgin Islands, hav-
ing been increased from five to six.
In the Ninth Circuit, which en-
braces the Pacific Northwest, Ha-
vail and Alaska, Justice Curtis D.
Wilbur is retiring May 10.
Federal Court vacancies exist in
the Eastern District of Michigan;
Minnesota, New Jersey. Western
Texas and Eastern North Carolina
The Carolina place recently was
declined by Controller General
Lindsay c. Warren, but Senators
Bailey and Hoey, Democrats, of
North Carolina, have agreed on an
other candidate, and called on
President Truman Friday to urge
the appointment. They refused to
say who had been recommended.
Margold Nomination Stalled.
The President also may be called
on to make a choice for United
States District Court here, the
nomination of Judge Nathan Mar
gold for advancement from Munich
pal Court having made no head
way in the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee, where it has been held up
for weeks.
The Supreme Court is another
field Of speculation. There have
been recurrent reports that Justice
Roberts, who reaches the statutory
retirement age of 10 on May 2,
would resign when the term ends in
June, but these have met fiat denial
at the Justices Office. Chief Justice
Stone will celebrate his 73d birthday
October 11-just about the time the
next term of court opens, but there
has been no indication he plans to
retire. The other members of the
court are well removed from the
retirement-age brackets.
In the meantime, President Tru-
man rounded out his first full week
in the White House yesterday by|
slackening the pace which he had
maintained since President Roose-
velt's death.
Calling List Reduced.
The calling list contained only
four names-Secretary of State Stet-
tinius. Bernard M. Baruch, Senator
Hatch, Democrat, of New Mexico
and w. Averell Hartman, Ambas-
sador to Russia.
Mr.. Baruch reported on a conf
Dental mission to London he under
took several weeks ago for President
Roosevelt, but refused comment
when questioned by newsmen.
Just before lunchtime, the White
House office staff gathered at the
Presidents desk to see Stephen T.
Early sworn in as special assistant
10 the President, and Matthew j. |
Connolly as senior secretary to the
President.
Mr.. Early, for IL years a member
OF the Roosevelt secretariat, had
arranged in advance of Mr.. Roose-
velt's death to leave the Govern
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