Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-16
3 Listed As Leading
In Judgeship Race
Jackson, Lynch
And Miss Kelly
Are Endorsed

Are Endorsed
Assistant United States At
torney Catherine B. Kelly and
Attorneys Thomas S. Jackson and
Robert E. Lynch are leading the
field of candidates for Municipal
Court judgeships, it was learned
today.
All three have the Endorsement
OF the District Bar Association.
Miss Kelly and Mr.. Jackson. both
OF whom live IN nearby Mary
land, also have the sponsorship
OF Senator Beall, Republican of
Maryland.
They are considered the most
likely trio to replace Judge Ma
dine Gallagher and Judge George
Nelson. whose terms have ex-
pred, and to fill the vacancy
created when Judge Frank Myers
moved to the new domestic re.
Ilations branch OF District Court.
Miss Kelly, who has been an
assistant prosecutor on civil
cases since 1858, comes from q
legal family. Before becoming
an assistant United States At.
torney, she practiced law with
her father, her uncle and her
cousin in the firm of Kelly and
NicolaideS.
i Western High Graduate
She was graduated from Vest
ern High School and Smith Coll
lege. During the war, she en-
listed in the Women's Army
Corps and became a lieutenant,
serving at Fort Oglethorpe, Ca,
and Fort Des Moines, Iowa.
She worked as legal secretary
in her fathers law Office while
going through George Washing
ton University Law School under
the CT Bill. She was a member
of the Law Review staff and of
the Order of the Golf, an homo
rary legal fraternity.
! After two years in private
practice. she was appointed an
assistant United States attorney
in 1858 and has handled about
$50 civil cases.
The 39-year-old attorney lives
with her parents at 200 Primrose
street. Chevy Chase. Md.
/ Mr.. Jackson: Al, was gradu-
ated from Central High School
and George Washington Univer-
sity. He went on to get his law
degree at the same university.
Scrving on the Law Review staff.
Served in Government
He worked in the Government
while going through school and
Joined the firm of Brandenburg
and Brandenburg, after being
admitted to the bar in 1885. He
served in the Navy during the
wal and retired as a lieutenant
commander.
I He is associated with Louis NJ.
Denit in private practice. His
practice has been general with
trial work predominant.
He has served on number Of
bar association committees and
is a former director of the bar
association. He has twice been a
member of the committee on re-
lations with the Municipal Court
and has been instrumental in
several important rules changes.
Mr.. Jackson formerly instruct
ed in law at Strayer College of
Accountancy and was a profess
sor of commercial law at South
eastern University.
He was a member of the Mont.
Igomery County Board of Edu-
cation for three years and was
president of the board in 1852.
He has two sons, one of them a
Junior at Dartmouth College and
the other attending Kensington
Junior High School. His home
is at 1921 Franklin street, Ken
Sington.
Mr.. Lynch. so, a former as
sistant corporation counsel and
well-known Washington attor-
ney, was graduated from Ma
tional University Law School.
During World War l, he served
overseas with the AEF Aviation
Unit. After the war, he became
an aide on the staff of Col. E. M.
House at the Versailles Peace
Conference.
In 1919, he served as secretary
to William c. Bullitt when the
latter was sent to Russia to con-
fer with Lenin following the
Communist revolution.
He served as assistant Corpo-
ration Counsel from 1923 to
1884, appearing most often in
court to defend the District
against damage suits.
In 1884, he became associated
in private law practice with the
late William E. Leahy. with
whom he remained until Mr..
Leahy's death last year. His
home is at 32l7 Jocelyn street