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8 Third Branch 1 (1976)

handle is hein.journals/thirdbran8 and id is 1 raw text is: Dolley Madison House, 1520 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005 BMfewi Of fth Federal Coits VOL. 8, NO. 1 Published by the Administrative Office of the U.S.Courts and the Federal Judicial Cen~r , CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER PRESENTS YEAR-END REPORT ON FEDERAL JUDICIARY In his year-end report on the condition of the federal judiciary, The Chief Justice called for an Increase In the number of federal judges, a reduction In the jurisdiction of federal courts and an Increase in judicial salaries. The Chief Justice reported that The Judicial system by and large, however, is working well, and this is reflected In the relatively high popular esteem of the courts. The faults and frailties of our judicial branch are, for the most part, recognized and correctable- and there is much activity toward Improvement. He made these points to illustrate States District Courts, making the increasing burden on the an average of 402 cases per federal courts: judgeship, an unrealistic num- In fiscal year 1975, 160,602 new ber for one judge while in 1970, cases were filed in the United (See REPORT page 2) JANUARY-1976 JUDGE FRIENDLY LECTURES ON CONSTITUTION (For story on Judge Friendly's lec- ture, see page 3.) HENRY P. CHANDLER, FIRST A.O. DIRECTOR, DIES AT 95 The first Director of the Adminis- trative Office of U.S. Courts, Henry P. Chandler, 95, died December 12 in Bethesda, Maryland. An honors graduate of Harvard in 1901, he joined the faculty of the University of Chicago where he taught English and also served as Secretary to the President of the University. After graduating from the University's law School in 1906, he entered private practice In Chicago and remained with the same firm until the late Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes selected him to become the first Director of the A.0. He served under four Chief Justices until his 196 retirement. The current Director of the A.O., Rowand F. Kirks, said, Henry P. Chandler was one of the finest men to serve the federal judicial system. As the first Director of the Adminis- trative Office, he served as a model for his successors. While in Chicago, Mr. Chandler was President of the Chicago Bar Association, 1938-1939, and partici- pated in a host of community projects. He took a special interest (See CHANDLER page 2) f

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