Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-15
Women TopList
Of Aspirants for
Juvenile Bench
Bar Association
Presents d Names to
Clark and Truman
By Harriet Griffiths

permanent judgeship at Juvenile
Court have brought forth a long
list of suggested candidates-pre-
dominantly women, survey dis
closed yesterday.
A Justice Department spokes-
man said a number of names has
been submitted to Attorney Gen.
eral Clark, but the list was not
made public.
1t is known, however. that four
candidates have been presented
to the Attorney General and the
President by the Women's Bar
Association.
Judge Bentley in Hospital
Judge Fay Bentley Of Juvenile
Court is a voluntary patient at
st. Elizabeth's Hospital. Judge
Nadine Lane Gallagher of Munich
pal Court has been serving in a
temporary capacity in Judge
Bentley's absence.
A bill to provide an additional
Judge on a temporary basis has
been reported favorably by the
Senate District Committee. A COM
panion measure is awaiting action
by House District Subcommittee.
Pending Senate and House bills
sponsored by the District Bar AS
ISOLATION would give the court
two regular judges and extend the
term from six to 10 years.
Candidates Listed.
The four candidates of the
Women's Bar Association are:
Miss Mary Frances Glenn, pres
ident Of the association. She is in
the personnel department of the
Chesapeake e. Potomac Telephone
Co., and a practicing lawyer with
experience in public welfare child
guardian cases. She Was admitted
to the bar in 1943.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cox, a former
president of the association. who
has practiced law here II years,
and has handled a large number
Of domestic relations cases on the
staff of the Legal Aid Bureau.
Mrs. Una Rita Morris. assistant
corporation counsel attached to
Juvenile Court. She served as a
deputy clerk at District Court until
named assistant corporation coun-
sci in 1912.
Mrs. Olive Geiger Faircloth.
special assistant corporation
counsel. A member of the local
bar since graduation from George
Washington University in 1922.
she was with the Board of Pub
lie Welfare from 1929 until 1912,
handling juvenile and other court
work.
Men Candidates Mentioned.
Lowry N. Coe. president of the
District Bar Association, said last
night his group has not yet Of
flcially polled the membership
concerning the judgeship.
A number of men, however. have
been discussed in various circles.
Among them are:
Richard Chappell, lawyer and
chief of the United States Proba-
ton System. Administrative Of
fice of the Courts. He has served
as probation officer for the Co.
lumbus (GaD Juvenile Court, and
was supervisor of probation and
in charge of juvenile cases in the
Bureau Of Prisons.
Ralph L. McCabe, lawyer and
newspaperman, who has been &C
tive as a volunteer social worker
since 1921. Before coming to
Washington in 1921, he did volun-
teer service in the Federation
of Women's Clubs and Christ
Child Society social settlements
and a Lithuanian parish in South
Omaha, Nebr. He has served ex-
tensively in Boy Scout, Red Cross
and Catholic Chraities work, and
particularly at st. Joseph's Home
and School. He also served for a
year with the Legal Aid Society
here.
Fred J. Icenhower, lawyer and
former assistant corporation coun-
sci. In the latter position, he
served at Municipal Court and
later in the Juvenile Court. He
resigned in May, 1945. to enter
private practice. In Novmeber.
1913. he was appointed a Judge
On the Special Police and Fire
Trial Board.
Other Women Mentioned.
Other women who have been
mentioned for the judgeship in
dude:
Mrs. Robin r. Miller. chief of
the Child Welfare Division of the
Board of Public Welfare since
January. 1945. A lawyer she began
her social-work career in 1925.
She was a case worker. assistant
supervisor, supervisor and assist
ant chief before becoming chief
Of the Child Welfare Division.
8 Mrs. Grace Kanode Llewellyn,
who appeared for the prosecution
in the Tokyo war crimes trials and
dealt with the Manchurian ag-
gression phase of the prosecution
of major Japanese war criminals.
Her law practice is particularly
concerned with immigration mat
tiers. A niece of the late Commits
sioner Melvin G. HaZen, she was
for 10 years secretary and legal
assistant to the late Chief Justice
Alfred A. Wheat of District Court,
Mrs. Margaret A. Haywood, a
practicing attorney. She Joined
the prominent colored law firm
Of Houston, Houston, HASTE. and
Waddy after graduating from
Terrell Law School. She was with
that firm a few years before OPEN
ing her own law Office about five
years ago.
1t. Josephine Garrison of the
WAVES, who would resign her
commission If appointed to the