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At Senate meeting where first move of Douglas's approval was made. Washington, D.C., March 24. Dean of the Senate, venerable Senator William Borah, Attorney General Frank Murphy, Supreme Court Appointee William O. Douglas and chairman of the Judiciary Sub Committee Carl A. Hatch had a pow-wow before the meeting of the committee today which approved Douglas for membership in the Supreme Court. the approval will be referred the full Judiciary Committee next Monday where speedy approval is certain. 3-24-39

At Senate meeting where first move of Douglas's approval was made. Washington, D.C., March 24. Dean of the Senate, venerable Senator William Borah, Attorney General Frank Murphy, Supreme Court Appointee William O. Douglas and chairman of the Judiciary Sub Committee Carl A. Hatch had a pow-wow before the meeting of the committee today which approved Douglas for membership in the Supreme Court. the approval will be referred the full Judiciary Committee next Monday where speedy approval is certain. 3-24-39

Supreme Court up with docket clerk reports to Senate Judiciary Committee. Washington, D.C., March 30. The United States Supreme Court is well up with its docket, Charles Elmore Cropley, Clerk of the Court, informed the Senate Judiciary Committee today. The statement given the committee by Cropley contained the information that the new rules on "modernizing and liberalizing" of procedure had speeded up the work of the court, 3/30/1937

Supreme Court up with docket clerk reports to Senate Judiciary Committee. Washington, D.C., March 30. The United States Supreme Court is well up with its docket, Charles Elmore Cropley, Clerk of the Court, informed the Senate Judiciary Committee today. The statement given the committee by Cropley contained the information that the new rules on "modernizing and liberalizing" of procedure had speeded up the work of the court, 3301937

Senate Judiciary Committee hears Attorney General. Washington, D.C., March 11. Appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee today on the President's court reoganization plan, Robert H. Jackson, Assistant Attorney General, told the Committee that: "it is idle to contend, as many of the advocates of Judiciary supremcey do, that it was intended that the Supreme Court become a super-government," 3/11/1937

Senate Judiciary Committee considers president's request to increase membership of Supreme Court. Washington D.C. After a meeting today members of the Senate Judiciary Committee reported that opinion in their group was about evenly divided on wisdom of President Roosevelt's request for power to increase the membership of the Supreme Court to possibly 15 members. Senators Borah, Pittman and Connally continued their silence on the administration Program as they left the Committee Room. in the photograph, left to right: (seated) Senator William E. Borah, Idaho; Senator Henry F. Hurst of Arizona, Chairman ; and Senator Pat McCarran of Nevada. Standing left to right: Senator Frederich Van Nuys of Indiana; Senator Edward R. Burke of Nebraska. Senator Warren Austin of Vermont; Senator Key Pittman of Nevada; Senator George McGill of Kansas; and Senator Carl Hatch of New Mexico

Senate Judiciary Committee hears Attorney General. Washington, D.C., March 11. Appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee today on the President's court reoganization plan, Robert H. Jackson, Assistant Attorney General, told the Committee that: "it is idle to contend, as many of the advocates of Judiciary supremcey do, that it was intended that the Supreme Court become a super-government," 3111937

At special Judiciary Committee meeting. Washington D.C., July 22. The S.R.O. sign was hung out as the extraordinary meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee got under way today, following the meeting which was attended by Vice President Garner. It was announced that Senator M.M. Logan, of Kentucky, would today move to recommit the pending Judiciary Bill. In the photograph, left to right: (sitting) Senator M.M. Logan, Kentucky; Vice President Garner; and Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley. Standing, left to right: Senator Henry F. Ashurst, Arizona, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana, 72237

Senate Judiciary Committee. Washington, D.C., Jan. 16. The Senate Judiciary Committee which today approved the nomination of Felix Frankfurter to the U.S. Supreme Court, and that of Frank Murphy as Attorney General. Left to right: (seated) Senators Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Warren R. Austin, Henry F. Ashurst, Chairman, Tom Connally, and George W. Norris. Standing, left to right: Senators Carl A. Hatch, Key Pittman, Matthew M. Neely, Frederick Van Nuys, Edward R. Burke, M.M. Logan, James H. Hughes, Pat Harrison, Alexander Wiley, and John A. Donaher, 1/16/39

"Psst. don't look now, but you're a Supreme Court Justice." Washington, D.C., March 24. Awaiting the speedy decision of the Judiciary Sub-committee of the Senate in the Appropriations Committee Room, William O. Douglas, former S.E.C. Chairman and youngest appointee to the Supreme Court, was pleasingly surprised when chairman Carl A. Hatch slipped up to tell him that he was O.K. with his committee. Next Monday the full committee meets and will undoubtedly pass upon him. 3-24-39

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Washington, D.C. Under the auspices of the Bureau of University Travel and the National Capital School Visitors' Council, over 200 high school students chosen for their intellectual alertness visited Washington for a week. Students coming down from the Supreme Court steps

Rep. Samuel B. Pettengill, D of Ind.

Movies record Frankfurter's appearance before Senate committee. Washington, D.C., Jan. 12. Movie and still cameras were set at all angles in the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing room to record for the nation the appearance of Felix Frankfurter, who made himself available to answer questions as to his fitness to serve on the Supreme Court bench. The committee later confirmed the nomination of Frankfurter, 1/12/39

Secretary Shaun Donovan in Detroit, Michigan, [where he met and held a press conference with Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and other city leaders, and spoke at the Detroit Economic Club on the challenges facing older industrial cities and the new, interagency approaches being applied to solve those problems: "Toward a New Economic Engine: Rebuilding the Cities That Built America with the Next Generation of Civic Leaders"]

Chief Justice. Washington, D.C., April 29. A new informal snapshot of Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Charles Evans Hughes, 4/29/38

Closed old court; will open in? Frank J. Wideman, Assistant Attorney General in the Tax Division, will represent the government in the first case to go before the Supreme Court in the new building, and he holds the honor of arguing the last case to be heard in the old Supreme Court quarters. He has won 10 out of his last 11 cases. He represented the government, and won, in the Sandy-Fox case last session, which involved the Five Civilized Indian Tribes vis the United States. He will defend the government in the Douglas-Willicutts case, in which Edward B. Douglas seeks a return of tax money from Levi M. Willicutts, Collector of Internal Revenue, 10/4/35

Là-bas. / "La fête de grand-papa"

[Portrait of Carlos Chavez] - Public domain portrait print

Mentioned for Supreme Court vacancy. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. Rep. Hatton Sumner, Democrat of Texas and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is being mentioned prominently as the successor to Justice George Sutherland when he retires from the Supreme Court bench on January 18, 1/7/38

The Honorable Neil M. Gorsuch, right, associate justice

LLEWELLYN, GEORGE H. PORTRAIT - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Gordon N. Mott to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, August 11, 1863 (Telegram resigning his position as supreme court justice in Nevada)

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