Evening star., 1951-11-02
District Bar
ToGet Listsof
Nominees
New Policy Affords
Chance for Comment
Before Appointments

look at llSG OF nominees 1Ol
judgeships here before it is sent
to the White House has beer
reached. it was learned today.
The understanding also gives
the bar opportunity to comment
and embraces legislative matters
in which the association and JUS
tice Department may be inter.
ested.
The new policy became effective
yesterday, when Attorney General
McGrath presented to association
representatives in his Office the
names for two new judgeships
here. These were: Municipal
Court Judge Thomas D. Quinn te
replace the late Judge Brice Clag-
EFT on the Municipal Court of Ap.
peals bench, and John J. Malloy
Justice Department tax attorney
to succeed Judge Quinn. Presi-
dent Truman yesterday gave re.
cess appointments to both men
The appointments must be con-
firmed when Congress convenes
after January 8.
Met Yesterday.
In answer to a query from
The Star, Mr.. McGrath said:
II think we have reached q
satisfactory working understand
ings'
The associations Committees on
Judicial Selection and Legislation
met yesterday afternoon with Mr.
McGrath at the Justice Depart
ment and discussed the whole
problem. Under the new program
the association will have an op-
portunity to look over a list oi
four or five prospective appointees
to the bench and record their
comments, the Attorney General
said. The department will well
come the associations suggestions,
The association delegation was
led by the organizations presi-
dent. Leonard P. Walsh.
Mr.. Walsh said that he and his
colleagues Immediately approved
Mr.. McGrath's selections for the
bench.
Both prospective new judges
have been closely associated with
the association, Mr.. Walsh ex-
planned.
Rejected Proposal.
There was some discussion
about the association being per-
mitted to submit names for judge
ships to the Justice Department
Mr.. McGrath rejected this pro-
posal.. but promised in the future
to submit to the association the
list Of prospective nominees. This
decision represents a departure
from past experience.
The association has frequently
submitted names to the Justice
Department, only to find that ap-
pointments were already under
consideration by President Tru-
man. Repeatedly. Mr.. Truman
has insisted that judges are ap-
pointed not by bar associations,
but by the Chief Executive.
Both the department and White
House have been criticized in the
past for failing to take the asso-
citation in their confidence.
In the latest appointments,
Judge Quinn's name has been
mentioned for higher court post
for some time. Judge Malloy's ap-
pointment came as something of
a surprise here. In fact, the new
judge himself declared 1T was
quite surprise to me-"
In Municipal Post Years.
Judge Quinn has occupied the
Municipal Court post for eight
years. Born in Portsmouth, N. H.,
in 1898, he came to Washington
"a years later. He was graduated
from Georgetown University in
1925 with a Bachelor of Laws de-
gree and two years later went with
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton as special agent.
In his next 10 years with the
FBI, he rose to supervisor of agents
In various cities, became inspector
in the National Office here and in
1886 was named assistant director
in charge of personnel. The fol-
lowing year he resigned and served
as administrative assistant to four
successive attorney generals.
Judge Quinn, who lives with his
wife at 1910 Stephenson place
NV, said he is deeply grateful
to the President and Attorney
General for the confidence they
have shown in the appointment
The Quinns have one son, Thorn.
as, jr., 81.
Recommended by McGrath.
The Malloy appointment wa!
warmly recommended to President
Truman by Mr.. McGrath whit
told the chief executive that hi
aide is a lawyer of ability anc
judicial temperament"
Mr.. Malloy was born in New
Orleans in 1905. He attended tht
University of Dayton and the Uni
versity of Maryland and in 1872!
got his law degree from Washing
ton College of Law. He was ad'
mitted to the bar here the follow.
ing year and is a long time mem
ber of the Bar Association.
From 1886 to 1889 Mr.. Mallo,
was an instructor at Washington
College. He was then in private
law practice as an associate of th'
firm of Doyle and Garvey until HI
entered the Justice Department il
1942.
Since then he has been an attor
ney in the criminal division, offic,
of Assistant Solicitor General ant
finally was named first aSsistan
to the Assistant Attorney Genera
in Charge Of the Tax Division. HI
lives with his wife and their thre
children at 5806 Nevada avenue
NV.