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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON THURSDAY, MAY 30. 1963 g g erg Reports Transition to Judgeship Easy and Enjoyable By CHARLOTTE G. MOULTON United Press International Washington - H'Pli - Justice Arthur J. Goldberg is settling down to work in the Supreme Court like a man home at last from a long journey to far countries. This was the impression de rived from a visit to the friend ly. 54-year-old justice in his sedate oakpaneled chambers. There he works surrounded by his law books and oil paint ings by his artist wife, Ooro-1 1 thy. i I Goldberg has left behind j j the big - time policy making, j the foreign tours, the role of j mediator in crippling strikes, ! the frequent trips to the j i White House.. All of these i , were his life as secretary of i labor. j Before that he led an equal I ly frenzied existence for 25 years as a labor lawyer and I negotiator. I Now he works alone, or in I conference with one or two law clerks. He has a secre tary, Mrs. Jeanne Trexler, to take care of office tasks, and a messenger, Robert Suttive, who doubles as chauffeur. For inspiration there hangs on the wall opposite his desk one of Mrs. Goldberg's ab stract paintings showing the preamble to the constitution. Mrs. Goldberg likes to in corporate bits of writing into her paintings. This one says: "Look back, look back, therefore with reverence o these times of ancient renown when our fathers traversed a i vast ocean and planted their ! land. Recall to your mind i their labor, their toll, their perseverence and let ! that spirit animate you in all i your endeavors." i "How do you like all this ; solitude?'' the justice was ask ed. "The transition was not too difficult for me to make," he replied. "Years ago in my pri vate practice I did precisely this type of work. I was a lawyer's lawyer. My principal clients were other lawyers "I was admitted to the bar in 1929. I didn't represent any labor unions for about 1U years. I had an appellate prac tice. I would write briefs and argue cases. In a way this is a return to the same type of activity but of course in a much more stimulating way." Despite his wide - ranging conciliation activities as labor secretary, Goldberg said he definitely does not strain at the leash during serious strikes. "People say, 'I'm sure he's I itching to get into it.' " the ! justice laughed. "I don't take that point of view at all. I think it's very unhealthy for some one who has relinquish ed responsibility to meddle around. 1 just think it is wrong. And I have a strong conviction that no one is in- I dispensable. The jurist's career devel oped from humble beginnings. He wus the last of 11 chil dren born to a Russian Jew ish couple who immigrated to America iust before the turn of the century. His father j I worked as a peddler in Tex- i ! h for a short time. Then he ' moved to Chicago, where he carted produce to hotels in I a horse drawn wagon. j The neighbor hood was rough. Young Arthur was the j only child in the family to ' finish high school. He was asked if, as a law student or a young attorney, he though of the Judiciary as a goal. "I have never believed In fashioning a career on any objective," he answered. "It is self - defeating. In each aspect of life you do what you have to do. There is an element of accident In the events of a person's life. I don't think a man would be a lawyer if he didn't think of a judgeship but it never was an objective of mine." Then he added with a smile: When I started to repre sent the new and struggling American Newspaper Guild in 1939. that wasn't exactly Friday, Saturday and Sunday SPECIALS Complete Selection V0IT Reg. $29.95 Gold Cup Skis $1 3.88 pr. Reg. $19.95 ,1 sir.". $12.88 Reg. $29.95 Modi,id ... $19.88 nr. 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Some of the jus tices like to arrive just be fore court time. It's a matter of work habits." As he looks down from the grandeur of the high mahog any bench on harassed attor neys, struggling as he once did wit!) piercing questions from the justices, what are his sentiments? "The experience has con firmed what I knew as a law yer, he said. "Every lawyer who practices here takes his responsibility very seriously. One impression I had earlier has been very much confirm ed: The value to the court of attorneys' arguments." "It is true that we have written briefs In all the cases," the justice explained, "but a good oral argument can point up aspects of a case, emphasise them. Arguments can really Illuminate a brief. When you review the briefs after the argument you find much more than you did when you read them the first lime. I though I knew this as a lawyer, but I see it in a new light now." The court's general practice throughout the term is to sit two weeks and then take two weeks off for opinion writing. Goldberg said he always takes home at night the brief, of the cases to be argued the following day. "I have to have the materi al fresh in mind," he said. "It's no good to read it weeks in advance." Often Goldberg will pick up the printed record of what has taken place in lower courts and ask an attorney a question such as: "How do you account for this statement half way down on Page 305?" Questions from the bench, Goldberg said, are among the most Important aspects lead ing to a final decision, "1 know they are discon certing when a lawyer has his argument all planned," the justice said. "But thii type of inter - change is a unique aspect of this court. It isn't Lied to such an ex tent elsewhere. This dialogue In highly Important. It doesn't determine any case. But it does indicate aspects of the case that are of concern." Style Changed Goldberg remarked that the lawyers' style has changed markedly over the years. "The age of great oratory is not our oge," he said. "A di rect, straight presentation of issues is the best. The best lawyer has the most candor." The Justice's heavy work load when the court is sitting has cut drastically into his social life. He and Mrs. Gold berg are now trying to find a happy accommodation ol the two. "When the court Isn't sit ting we try to have a reason able amount of social activity because we enjoy it and al ways hove," he said. "We like to keep in touch with old friends. ' Then, as if becoming more aware of his aloofness from the life he has known, he commented: "It is important to converse about what is going on in the world. From a personal stand point I think this is needed." He already has assumed an important role in a swing of the court towards a more ac tivist role in national affairs. By the end of April he had written six majority opinions. Some of them of considerable national significance. He spoke for a five-man majority which: Ruled that a native-born American cannot lose his cit izenrhip by going abroad in time of emergency to avoid military service. Emphasized that states must give penniless defend ants as good a chance to ap peal their convictions as weal thy Individuals have. Held that the president of the National Association for the Advancement of Col ored People in Miami could not be compelled by a state investigating committee to oring nis mcmocrsnip list to a hearing. This Is an impressive rec ord for a Junior Justice in hit (irst term. FIRST DIRECTORY Georgetown, Calif - fUPD -The first directory for Nevada, put out In 1862 when there were 4,500 people In the ter ritory, now I. for sale by thj Talisman Pres. of George town for $275 to collectors of western Americana. I I
