Letter from Charles Evans Hughes to Robert Erskine Ely
Justice Hughes will be unable to attend the meeting of the Civic Forum.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-10-10
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Judges--Workload
Our overworked Supreme Court
Supreme Court justices “Woods, Blatchford, Harlan, Gray, Miller, Field, Waite, Bradley [and] Matthews” sit around a table, struggling to keep up with an overload of cases piling up on the floor, delivered “From the Lower Courts” by mail clerks entering on the left, as well as “Cases Unadjudicated 1880-1882” and “Cases Unadjudicated 1883-,” and a cabinet labeled “1885” along the wall in the background. Caption: It is unequal to the ever-increasing labor thrust upon it. Will Congress take prompt measures for the relief of the people?
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1885-12-09