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"19 t Director, FBI DATES April 1, 1952. \ FROM : SAC, Memphis SUBJECT ¢ ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 774 MEMPHIS OFFICE. PERSONAL & COU Yoe-tial a Rebulet 3-7-52 N a Judge ELMER DAVIES, Middle Listrict of Tennessee, Nashville, was appointed to the bench uron the recommendation of Senator KENNETH McKELLAR. He has had a heart attack and is admittedly in very poor health. The need of Tennessee approximately a year. ago. Senator McKel McKELLAR's recommeridation was that & permanent additional Judge be appointed in this district, Senator ESTES KEFAUVER's recommendation was that @ “roving Judge" be appointed to handle the over-loaced dockets in the Zastern, Méddle end Hestern Districts of Tennessee, Recently Congressmén ALSERT Porn ennounced for the Senate against Senator KENNETH McsBLLait. His recommendation before the Judiciary House Sub-Committee was to the effect that they did not need an additional Ji,dge in the Middle District of tennessee but needed a Judge who would svend full time on the bench. This recommendation W&S onnosed by Senatop McKELLAR. The feeling concerning the unocint-ent of a Judge in the :“ddle District or Tennessee is very bitter end any inquiries or supgestions mude concerning this situation will be immediate: onstruedsby..tho.above,two,.Senato nd. Representative. i 43 POSSIPLY A PCLITICAL MoV2, backing the views of one °. ne During 1 snection of the Mommhis Office in February. 1952, by zsvect iil check was made of the dockets in the 5 Middle und Western ciél Listricts of Tannessee to determine the TT vercentage of prosecutions in e&ch District. It was found there were 106 prosecutions in the Western Uistrict ageinst Wh rrosceutions in the Middle District, the population and size of the two Districts being approximately the same. During the time this survey was made a Judge DAVIES was in Fioride ‘on vacation. : fp Since much has been written and seid about the judiclal site uation in that District, Judge DAVIES on his return obviously has dise ny cussed this matter many times with the court officials including ur. ° WARD HUDGINS, U. S, Attorney, and Mr. LONNIE #, ORMES, U.S, District 1 Clerk in Nashville. He was advised obviously of this check \ docket, and on March 26, 1952, his secretary telephoned el Ny DECLASSIFIE AU2ME s/ . br ® IFIED BY , - b. on Ye WP lereloe~ RECORDED . 103 t.77-37/ 10. +e i Sr Wide, Sateae ibiay para JUL 16 1952 cae HAIN, WUdITY 6d HO WIS AAS a _ . Aq F9IIN “a. /Ex-1g . .. 61 vue 22 sz | rr