Advisory Council for Appellate Justice; Circuit Realignment -- 1963-1964

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Includes correspondence (December 1963 to September 1964) on the contemplated realignment of tne Circuit Courts of Appeals, among which, correspondence to Judge Wisdom from: Judge Bell (5th Cir.)(3); Chief Judge Biggs (3rd Cir.)(4); Justice Black (3); Justice Brennan (1); Judge Brown (5th Cir.)(6); Rep. Celler (N.Y.)(2); Judge Fahy (D.C.Cir.)(2); Professor G.W. Foster, University of Wisconsin Law School (1); A.J. Freund, attorney, St. Louis, Mo. (1); Professor P. Freund, Harvard Law School (2); Professor W. Gellhorn, Columbia University Law School (2); Judge Gewin (5th Cir.)(3); Dean E. Griswold, Harvard Law School (1); Sen. P. Hart (Mich.)(l); Judge Hutcheson (5th Cir.Ml); Judge Ingraham (S.D.Tex.)(2); Judge Jameson (D.Mont.)(2); Judge Frank Johnson (M.D.Ala.)(2); Sen. 0. Johnston (S.C.)(1); Judge Jones (5th Cir.)(5); Deputy Attorney General Katzenbach (1); Chief Judge Lumbard (2nd Cir.) (1); Chief Judge Madden (D.N.J.)(1); Dean O'Meara, Notre Dame Law School (2); Hon. D.W. Peck, attorney, N.Y., N.Y. (1); Lewis Powell, President, American Bar Center (1); Judge Rives (5th Cir.)(21); Sen. Scott (Pa.)(1); Chief Judge Sobeloff (4th Cir.)(4); Judge Tuttle (5th Cir.)(6); Chief Justice Warren (1); Professor H. Wechsler, Columbia University Law School (1); J.R. Wiggins, Editor, Washington Post (1); Sen. Williams (N.J.)(1); Professor C.A. Wright, University of Texas School of Law (9); and Judge Wright (D.C.Cir.) (3) . Also includes correspondence (December 1963 - September 1964) on the contemplated realignment of the Circuit Courts of Appeals, among which, correspondence of Judge Wisdom to: Judge Biggs (4); Justice Black (3); Justice Brennan (4); Judge Brown (6); Rep. Cellar (3); Justice Clark (1); Judge Cutter (S.Ct.Mass.)(1); Justice Douglas (1); Judge Fahy (1); Judge Friendly (2nd Cir.)(4); Profassor Freund (2); A.J. Freund (1); Professor Gellhorn (1); Justice Goldberg (1); Dean Griswold (2); Judga Hamley (9th Cir.)(2); Justice Harlan (1); Professor Hart, Harvard Law School (1); Judge Jameson (3); Judge Johnson (2); Katzenbach (2); Attorney General Robt. F. Kennedy (1); Chief Judge Lumbard (1); Asst. Attorney General Burke Marshall (3); Dean O'Meara (1); D.W. Peck (1); Lewis Powell (2); Judge Rives (5); Members of the Judicial Conference (1) ; Sen. Scott (Pa.)(l); B. Segal, attorney, Philadelphia, Pa. (3); Chief Judge Simpson (M.D.Fla.) (2) ; Judge Sobeloff (2); Justice Stewart (1); Judge Tuttle (6); Chief Justice Warren (4); Judge Waterman 1957-1972 Includes select correspondence with Judge Brown, among which: TLS of Judge Brown to Judge Wisdom on confirmation proceedings then in progress regarding Judge Wisdom's nomination to the court, and referring to his own; TLS of Judge Brown to Judge Wisdom on contributions of the former to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, generally; TLS of Judge Brown to Judge Wisdom on the opinions of Judge Wisdom [as of November 1957]; TL of Judge Wisdom to Judge Brown on the proposed opinion of the latter in [Best Motor and Implement Co. v. International Harvestor Co., 252 F.2d 278 (5th Cir. 1958)]; TLS (2) of Judge Brown on Johnson, N., What Do Law Clerks Do? 22 Texas B J 229 (1959); TL of Judge Wisdom and ANS and drawings of Judge Brown on the honorary doctorate awarded the latter by the University of Michigan; TLS of Judge Brown to Judge Jones on bench memoranda of the latter [see also 666:4]; ANS of Judge Brown to Judge Wisdom referring to pro se habeas corpus and in forma pauperis cases for the summer term, generally; TLS of Judge Brown on the health of Judge Connally (S,D.Tex.)[June 1961]; draft AL of Judge Wisdom to Judge Brown on the opinion of the latter in Travelers Insurance Co. v. Busy Electric Co., 294 F.2d 139 (5th Cir. 1961), and on civil law as opposed to common law, generally; and, ALS of Judge Brown to Judge Wisdom on the Wisdom AL[S], on Shaw [Warehouse Co. v. Southern Railway Co., 288 F.2d 759, reh'g den. 294 F.2d 850 (5th Cir. 1961)], and on censuring of counsel, generally; TLS of Judge Brown referring to the opinion of Judge Wisdom in [Williams v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp., Ltd., 296 F.2d 569 (5th Cir. 1961)], and on citation to Professor Wright, University of Texas Law School, as appropriate, generally; TL of Judge Brown to Judge Bell on the opinion in Goldberg v. Arnold Brothers Cotton Gin Co., 297 F.2d 520 (5th Cir. 1962); TLS of Judge Brown on the 1962 Appreciation Dinner given in his behalf by the Plaintiffs Lawyers Association and the Defendants Lawyers Association of Texas; and, TLS of Judge Wisdom on the use of law clerks in the preparation of pre-argument memoranda, and on preÂ¬argument memoranda, generally; and, TL of Judge Wisdom and TL of John W. Sims, attorney, New Orleans, La., (bearing ANS of Sims to Judge Wisdom) (2nd Cir.)(3); Professor Wechsler (2); Justice White (1); J.R. Wiggins (3); Professor Wright (7); and Judge Wright (1). And includes TL of Judge Wright referring to the proposed circuit split and to the opinion of Chief Judge Hutcheson in Theriot v. Mercer, 262 F.2d 754 (5th Cir. 1959). And includes minutes of the May 11, 1964 Meeting of the Judicial Council.