Evening star., 1962-04-16
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and Justice Whites former law
partner, Donald Hoagland of
Denver.
! Attorney General Robert F.
Kennedy sat at the counsel's
bench with Solicitor General
Archibald Cox.
Immediately after the Presi-
dent was seated, the gavel
banged again and this time the
marshal called the court to or
der.
Justice White, in the new
robes provided by his Justice
Department friends at a fare
we'll party last week, took his
seat at the clerks desk.
Makes Announcement
The Chief Justice then made
the formal announcement that
the President, with the advice
and consent of the Senate, had
nominated Justice White and
that he had taken the consti-
tutional oath.
Supreme Court Clerk John
F. Davis read the commission
and administered the judicial
oath.
The clerk held the Bible
while the new Justice read the
long oath from a card.
After the oath was admin
istered, the marshal, T. Perry
Lippitt, escorted the new
Justice to the far left side of
the bench where he took his
seat after shaking hands with
his nearest neighbor, Justice
Brennan.
The gavel was raped, the
court was seated and the days
regular business began.
When the court started its
routine Of admitting attorneys
to Supreme Court practice, the
President arose, moved swiftly
to the bench to shake hands
with Justice White and de-
parted.
Immediately afterwards. the
Attorney General stepped up
to the bench. gave his former
deputy a quick handshake, a
thumbs up signal and followed
his brother out the door.
In the constitutional oath
which Justice White took in
the Courts private conference
room, the new Justice swore to
support and defend the Con-
stitution of the United States
against all enemies and to bear
true faith and allegiance to
the Constitution.
! In the judicial oath adminis-
tered at the public ceremony, he
swore to administer justice
without respect to person, -
and to perform his duties faith
fully and impartially."
For the new Justice, who at
"A is the youngest man now
on the court, and the first
former court law clerk to be-
come a justice, the day began
early.
Mrs. White said her husband
had eaten his usual hearty
breakfast and left the house at
8 am. for an early date with
photographers at the court.
Asked if she had given the
new justice a parting message
; Mrs. White replied with q
! smile, II thought of saying
= something, but I was afraid i,
I would be too corny."
For the occasion, Mrs. White
, wore a flowered veil hat anc
;. a marten stole with an avocado.
colored suit. She said that she
had left the Whites 4-year-olc
daughter, Nancy, at home be.
. cause the long day at court
! might prove too much for her
In succeeding Justice Whit,
3 taker, Justice White took thr
chair on the bench that ha!
been occupied almost constant
ly by a Midwesterner. In tn,
I line Of succession, this chai
I was added to the court in 1907
e the first increase beyond tn,
3 original court of six.
I This is the first time, how
n ever, that the chair will b,
r occupied by a Coloradan, sine
e Justice White is the first from
It that State to serve on the higl
e court.
Justice Whites appearance
: on the bench was immediatel,
v marked in the days orders
Il When the orders were an
d nounced-that is which case
g the court accepts for revie,
" and which it denieS-it wa
S specifically noted that Justice
y Frankfurter and White took n
t part in the consideration or de
S cisions of these cases. Justic
a Frankfurter has been hospital
!. lied.