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
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the way to plot a course to
the Supreme Court. .
The lustier? hus develnnpd
a schedule which permits him
some exercise - walking part
way to work, as do several
of his colleagues. He has walk
ed with Chief Justice Earl
Warren a few times but has
no regular walking dates be.
cause he wants to keep his
own program flexible.
I like to get to court ear
ly on days when we're sit
ting." he said, "so I can have
an hour or so in the office
before going on the bench at
10 o'clock. 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.
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