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President Roosevelt thanks Judge Pritchard for the clippings he sent and will forward them to Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte. Roosevelt assures Pritchard he will do everything possible to uphold the Federal courts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-29
Brooks Adams discusses the necessity of the court system with President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-24
President Roosevelt tells Judge Holt that he is grateful there is a judge on “the Federal bench” who “not only rendered such an admirable decision, but had so admirably stated the reasons therefor.” Roosevelt is glad Holt has “such a high opinion of” New York District Attorney Henry L. Stimson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-06
Jacob Trieber agrees with Theodore Roosevelt’s statement in his recent article in The Outlook regarding anti-trust laws and the need for a federal administrative body, similar to the Interstate Commerce Commission, to oversee interstate industrial business. Trieber has served as a federal judge for twelve years and knows first hand that judges do not have the time to thoroughly review the large industrial concerns. Trieber suggests a commission devoted to considering these matters with the Court of Commerce to review the commission’s decisions and asks why it couldn’t be done.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-28
Winston Churchill would like Theodore Roosevelt to support Judge Aldrich, a progressive judge, as he is nominated for the Circuit Court of the United States. Judge Parsons, a member of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, is a candidate for the same position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-14
Judge Speer encloses a list of United States judges who will likely be appointed by Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan. He explains to President Roosevelt the ramifications of having Bryan potentially nominating a large number of justices to federal courts at various levels. The Bryan judges would likely jeopardize peonage laws and the Employers Liability Act, among other things. Democrat-appointed judges would shift jurisprudence to favor states’ rights over federal authority.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-26