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5 Am. L. & Law. 1 (1943)

handle is hein.journals/amlandl5 and id is 1 raw text is: OHIO EDITION A T IRKAN aW AND LAwERS Th.ro..i.s.istad.n..aioa.W el.N waae Established 1939 Vol. 5 Cincinnati, Ohio, January 5, 1943. No. 1 Bar's Economic Condition Held One of Numbers Wouldn't Be a Shortage If Admissions Halted for Next Five Years, Proctor Holds WAR IS SEEN NO SOLUTION Buffalo. There would be no shortage of law- yers in this country if not another one were admitted for the next five years, in the opinion of Karl A. Mc- Cormick, Proctor of the Bar for the eighth judicial district of New York. Giving over a part of his annual report to the economic problems of lawyers, which he finds to have been intensified by the war, Mr. McCor- mick says it is his confirmed opinion that the problem is one of numbers. Bar Badly Overcrowded If there were about 75,000 law- yers fairly well distributed and prop- erly trained to serve the needs of the general public, instead of nearly 200,000, the story would be one con- taining much more encouragement for the public and the Bar, the re- port holds. Yet even today there are univer- sity presidents and law school deans who are saying they fear there will be a shortage of lawyers. Stating his finding that a ban on admissions for the next five years would not produce a shortage was based on a study of the death rate, increase of population, the various surveys in different parts of the country and the probable rate of de- cline in paying law work, Mr. Mc- Cormick continued: Comparison with Doctors Statistics show that there should be at least 20 per cent more doctors than lawyers to serve the country. Yet there are now nearly 20 per cent less doctors than lawyers. Predicting on the basis of experi- ence after the last war that the years following the conclusion of the present conflict will see a large in- flux of new lawyers, the proctor urged the profession to stand firm for the maintenance of its educational standards, notwithstanding the nat- ural desire to reward young men who have served their country and the popular pressure to translate that in- clination into action. Changes in Bankruptcy Procedure Put in Effect As Means of Improving Administration of Law Richmond, Va. Changes of rules to put more au- thority in the hands of the referee were announced by U. S. District Judge Robert N. Pollard for the bankruptcy division of his court. The judge also announced the ap- pointment of a single referee for the whole district in place of the five who have been carrying on this work. This, he said, was not a significant change since cases for referees in the outlying districts were few and far between. The new rules, Judge Pollard con- tinued, have been adopted with a view to increasing the efficiency of bankruptcy administration in this district. They provide that dis- charges may be granted or denied by the referee instead of by the court, as heretofore. The court, it was stated, will keep its jurisdiction over the sale of real estate, however, and will keep a supervisory eye over bankruptcy proceedings as an appel- late court from the referee's de- cisions. There will be a slight increase in the indemnity fees payable for the operdtion of the referee's office under the new plan, particularly in the amount payable by the bankrupt when he files his petition. This fee will be boosted from $8.00 to $10.00, and provision has been made for pay- ment of additional fees to cover the expense of the referee's office where a large number of hearings is neces- sary. Among other policies of the new administration there is expected to be a less lenient view toward the pauper's oath, under which many voluntary petitions in bankruptcy are filed. (Continued on Page Four) Seek to Give Court Authority to Remove Lower Court Judges New York. Important measures affecting New York courts are proposed in the form of constitutional amendments in the ,program of the Citizens Union here. One of the amendments would give the Court of Appeals power to remove judges for cause or to retire them for physical disability. Another would confer the rule- making power on the Court of Ap- peals. A third would authorize the Legislature to reduce the number of judges in constitutional courts, except the Court of Appeals, without remov- ing any judge during his term of of- fice. A proposal in the field of election laws would require all city election officials to be fingerprinted, for the purpose of detecting any who have. criminal records. LOOK INSIDE FOR- Novel Judicial Selection Plan Is Proposed --------------- Page 2. Condemns Financial Interest of Justices ---------------- Page 2. Fears Waiver of Rights -Form Invites Abuse - - -Page 2. Fraud Cases Delayed by Lack of Personnel Page 3. 'Jailed Husband Hopeful over Divorce Ruling ------------Page 3. Labor Relations Legislation Seen Necessary -------------Page 4. Prosecutor Urges Changes in Criminal Law Page 5. Chicago Bar Establishes First True Library ----------Page 5. Approve Plan for Divorce Court Commissioner -----------Page 5. Problems of Aviation Law Due for an Airing -----------Page 6. Proposes Law to Clarify Libel by Broadcaster ----- Page 6. Reversal of Ruling on Draftee's Right Sought -- Page 7. Tax Deductions on War Losses Are Explained -----Page 8. Court Is Urged to Keep Alcoa Case on Docket ----------- Page 8. REGULAR FEATURES- Editorial-It's Not That Bad! ----------------------- Page 4. To Brighter Worlds --------------------------------- Page 7. Lawyer-Hiring in Government to Be Probed Congressman Believes Too Many Have Been Taken on through Patronage System HOPES BOARD MAY BE CURE By J. K. Lutz Washington. The hiring of lawyers n the feder- al service is to be investigated by Congress. Leading the inquiry will be Repre- sentative Robert Ramspeck, of Geor- gia, minority whip of the House, who is chairman of a special committee to investigate personnel practices in the federal government. 'Personal Patronage' Ramspeck has reason to believe that too many attorneys in government have been hired through a system he describes as personal patronage. Under this form of patronage law- yers in key positions hire their school chums, fraternity brothers, golfing companions, neighbors, and the like. Other attorneys who apply for jobs are told that none are available. Ramspeck says he has reason to think that the personal patronage system is used to the fullest extent in the new war agencies-Office of Price Administration, War Production Board, Board of Economic Warfare and several others. Demands Wholesale Changes Though a ranking Democratic leader, Ramspeck is demanding whole- sale changes in the hiring systems of the new war agencies, chiefly that of OPA. He believes that if OPA is to succeed many of the people now on the payroll must be cut off. It should be explained, however, that Ramspeck is a supporter of the Board of Legal Examiners and he be- lieves that if the board is allowed to operate it will be forced by public opinion to recruit its lawyers from all 48 states and from every single one of the nation's law schools. Board Hasn't Had Chance Lawyers in government are tech- nically under civil service now but the Board of Legal Examiners hasn't had a chance to prove whether that is good or bad. The first legal exam was held only recently and applicants (Continued on Page Six) IL6,

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