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FD-204 (Rev 43-3-59) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION b6é b7c Copy to: Repon oh De tte, Pht adetpnia, Dote November 4, 19 Pennsylvania Field Office File No.: 161-719 Bureau File No,: Title: ABE FORTAS Character: SPECIAL INQUIRY Synopsis: Judge MARIS commented favorably and recommended appointee for a position of trust. - RUC - DETAILS: At Philadelphia, Pa, On November 4, 1964, Judge ALBERT B, MARIS, Third Circuit, U. S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Chestnut Streets, advised appointee is a member of the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules, which is an advisory committee to The Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States. He stated the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules is under the chairmanship of Circuit Judge JOHN C. PICKETT, 10th Circuit, Court of Appeals, Denver, Colo. Judge MARIS stated he has known appointee on a pro- fessional basis only for about the last ten years, as an. attorney and as a member of the Advisory Committee on Crimi- nal Rules. He stated there is no question as to appointee's character and reputation and described appointee as conscien- tious, concerned with protecting the constitutional rights of defendants accused of crimes,