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WFO 77-107060 . JPC:dmm ‘ 1 Superior Court of the District of Columbia Washington, D. C. owing investigation was conducted by sal don March 20, 1979: Judge JOYCE HENS GREEN, Superior Court of. the District of Columbia, Washington, D. C. (WDC), advised that she is only acquainted by reputation with the applicant, ABNER J. MIKVA for approximately the past ~ ten years. She stated that within the legal community of the greater WDC area, everyone has the highest . regard for Congressman MIKVA, and she indicated that based upon his wide experiences in the Legislative Branch of the Government, coupled with his depth of legal experience, she would recommend him most highly for a judgeship with the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Judge GREEN stated that she has never heard anything that would reflect unfavorable upon the applicant's character, associates, reputation or loyalty to the Government, and concluded by recommending him most highly for a Federal Judgeship. The following Judges sitting on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia all advised that they were not personally or socially acquainted with the applicant, ABNER J. MIKVA, and stated that beyond the ‘fact that they ‘were aware that he was a Congressman from the State of Illinois, and being considered for a judgeship with the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, they could not furnish any other pertinent information regarding Congressman MIKVA: Judge LUKE C. MOORE Judge JOHN F. DOYLE Judge JOHN GARRETT PENN Judge NORMA HOLLOWAY JOHNSON 31. b6 b7C