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i te HH -svoonstiruedsby..tho.atove.two Senators..and,Represan i i “43 POSSTPLY A PCLITICAL Movi, backing the views" of bie During ¢ usnection of the Memphis Office in February, 1952, by insveot or iii - check was made of the dockets in the 2 CLée ; DECLASSIFIED BY CAMé2,Wes/4 (ve ON I {0/66 = La aa - ReCORDED ng 77-33 '7/1 4 Hide Mose #bi5ag Wlsay : 03 NST eet f WEI, YET a6 Saab - : nq F407 1. Reig. 61 JUL 22 i952 Fee eae egg se aK) ‘t Director, FBI DATE: April 1, 1952. FROM : ° SAC, Memphis SUBJECT $ ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 77% MEMPHIS OFFICE. PERSONAL & cou partie Rebulet 3-7-52 Lh Judge £LMER LAVIES, Middle Listrict of Tennessee, Nashville, was appointed to the b:nch uron the recommendation of Senator KENNETH McKELLAR. He has had a heart attack and is admittedly in very poor health. Tho need of Tennessee approximately a year. ago. Senator MeKel . MeKELLAR's recommeridation was that a permanent additional Judge be appointed in this district, Sgnator #STss KEFAUVER's recommendation Was that @ "roving Judge" be anpointed to handle the overloaded dockets in the Zastern, M&ddle end western Districts of Tennessee, a Recently Congressmen ALSEAT # on ‘ennounced for the Senate against Senator KENNETH McAELLAR,. His recommendation before the Judiciary House Sub-Committee was to the effect that they did not need an additional J,,dge tn the Middle District of tennessee but needed a Judge who would svend full time on the bench. This recommendation W&S o™nosed by Senatop McKELUAR. The feeling concerning the “uppcint ent of a Judge in the «*ddle District of Tennessee is very bitter end any inquiries or suggestions mude concerning this situation will be immediate: PALA Mec ALBERT GOB act of one “of the candtaates™ ‘Middle und Western tistricts of Tennessee to determine the nercentage of prosecutions in e&ch District. It was found there were 106 prosecutions in the Western Vistrict ageinst hk rrpescecutions ‘+. in the Middle District, the population and size of the two Districts - being anrroximately the same. During the time this survey was made Judge DAVIES wes in Fiorids ‘on vacation. me an a ! Since much has been written and seid about the judiclul sit- uation in that District, Judge DAVIZS on his return obviously has Gise 5. cussed this matter many times with the court officials including Mr. ° WARD HUDGINS, U. S. Attorney, and Mr. LONNIE #§, GRHES, U. S. District Clerk in Nashville. He was advised obviously of this check ~ ‘docket, and on March 26, 1952, his secretary telephoned SA NS . Ww . b a