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| | | | | | | WFO 77-107060 AJD:dmm 1 ASSOCIATES IN THE U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing interviews were conducted by Ss on March 28, 1979. b6 b7C The Honorable THOMAS P. O'NEILL, Jxr., Massachusetts, Speaker of the House, advised as follows: Mr. O'NEILL is aware that Representative ABNER d. MIKVA of Illinois, is being considered for appointment to the position of Circuit Judge of the U. S. Court of Appeals fox the District of Columbia Judicial Circuit. Mr. MIKVA has served in the House as the Representative of the 10th Congressional District of Illinois, since the outset of the 91st Congress in January, 1969. Mr. O'NEILL described Mr. MIKVA as being an extremely talented individual who posssesses one of the brightest minds in the House of Representatives. Mr. MIKVA is one of the most respected Members of the House and is a diligent and hardworking Congressmen. Mr. MIKVA is likewise a very knowledgeable individual who is noted for his fairness and candor in his dealings with others. Mr. MIKVA is a very learned, cultured person, and in everyway that one would measure him, he is eminently qualified for appointment to a responsible judicial position of trust. Mr. O'NEILL recommended Mr. MIKVA, without reservation, for appointment to the position of U. S. Circuit Judge. Representative PAUL SIMON, Illinois, who is a reference for the applicant, advised as follows: Mr. SIMON has known Representative ABNER J. MIKVA of Illinois, both personally and professionally for approximately the past 25 years and holds him in very high esteem. Mr. SIMON noted that he and Mr. MIKVA served in the Illinois Legislature together and they have likewise been closely associated as colleagues in the House of Representatives.