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VOL. 14, NO. 3 The George Washington University Law School November, 1964 CRR Council Expands Its Law Review Features Activities by R. G. Berkley Effects Of Technology Recognizing the need of south- ern attorneys for assistance in the researching and preparation of On Jurisprudence cases involving civil rights issues, students from several leading law by Tony Pell schools have combined their pre- The October edition of the GWU Law Review is devoted entirely viously independent efforts in this to a Symposium exploring the ramifications of the science-technology area. The resulting organization revolution on Jurisprudence. Conceived by Dean Louis H. Mayo, the is the Law Students Civil Rights Symposium consists of articles by twelve authorities of various aspects Research Council (CCRC). of the subject. At the time of its formation in Professor Thomas A. Cowan, Professor of Law at Rutgers Univer- 1963, CRRC's membership con- sity, introduces the subject by presenting the fundamental dichotomy sisted of chapters in the law between scientific methodology based on pure logic and legal prognos- schools of George Washington, A distinguished bench comprised of from left Judges Giles S. Rich, tication necessarily based on that thoroughly illogical fellow, the human Harvard, Yale, Columbia, George- U.S. Court of Claims and Patent Appeals, and Alexander Holtzhoff, being. The topic is then more closely analyzed within the context town, and New York University. U.S· District Court for the District of Columbia, and GWU Prof. of the five general areas of Government Action and Reaction, Space Since then it has grown rapidly, and Irving Kay ton hear P. Hinderstein make a point in the Van Vleck and Nuclear Power, the Lawyer and the Scientist, Individual Rights at present there are more than Patent Finals. The team of D. Reisdorf and S. Railton defeated that and Technology, and Decision Making and Technology. 30 participating chapters through- of P. Hinderstein and R. Skolmik. out the country. Faculty members contributed heavily to the Symposium. Prof. Arthur S. Miller explores the effects of an increasingly urbanized, Originally focusing its atten- Women,Coast Guard Officers technologically-conditioned population on the political economy. Con- tion on civil rights issues, the stitutional effects and some possible solutions with regard to a techno- CRRC sent students to various logical revolution that transcends state borders, rendering our federal southern states during the sum- Monopolize Annual Law 'Prizes structure obsolescent are discussed by Prof. Robert G. Dixon. mer months to assist attorneys engaged in such disputes. In re- Two U.S. Coast Guard officers, James E. Brown and Norman Lynch, Dean W. Wallace Kirkpatrick cognition of the importance and rave been awarded the John Ordronaux prizes of $75, given annually analyzes the ramification on anti- value of this work, a grant of to the students attaining the highest average in their first and second Law Student $8500 has recently been awarded years, respectively, of Law School. This marks the second consecutive trust law of COMSAT, the gov- the CRRC for the continuation year in which Norm Lynch has won the prize. ernment-organized, privately own- e d communications monopoly. Wins $1,000 and expansion of the summer pro- Other Law School awards, the winners of which are announced Prof. Harold P. Green evaluates gram. each year in November, were dominated by the "gentle" sex. Miss the growth of nuclear technology Collier Award In addition to enlarging its Kim Jordan was the recipient of the Mary Covington Memor- in a federally-controlled atmo- Dennis A. Laskin, student at summer projects, the Council has ial Scholarship, which consists of a $100 cash prize and is given sphere dominated by expedience. the GWU Law School and a na- extended its area of interest to annually to an evening student for scholastic achievement in his or her The legal-technological conflict in tive of Charleston, West Virginia, include civil liberties cases and first year. Miss Elsa It Kaufman received the Shaeffer Award, given the area of export of technical was recently awarded a $1000 to a woman student nominated Ly the faculty for scholastic achieve- the legal problems of the poor data, where a legally trained scholarship for his outstanding ment and service to the Law Sc.iool in her second year. The prize in general. Chapters normally official must determine whether record as a Collier's Encyclopedia consists of $25 and a certificate. assist attorneys in their respec- technical data can be released, is salesman during the past summer. tive locales in cases involving Miss Martha Edminsten won studied by Prof. J. Forrester The award was given by P. F. these areas of tie law. Collier, Inc., a division of The both the Eta Alumnae Chapter, CD Defeats Davison. Associate Prof. Irving Kay ton discusses J urimetrics, the Crowell-Collier Publishing Com- Locally, GWU's chapter of Kappa Beta Pi Award, and the application of modern logic and pany, which publishes the ency- CRnC now has over 40 student Zeta Chapter, Phi Delta Delta GWU Moot computer techniques to legal prob- clopedia. members. Officers are David Weitz- Award. The Kappa Beta Pi Award lems, and Dean Mayo in conjunc- men, Chairman; Thomas Farqu- Laskin is one of 16 U. S. and consists of a copy of Gavit's edi- tion with Professor Ernest M. har and Charlotte Hallam, Co- Court Team Canadian students to win Collier Jones of the University of Florida chairmen; Michael Footer, Head tion of Blackstone's Commentaries scholarships under the company's presents a model of the science of Student Research; and Lenore given to the woman student who In Semifinals annual vacation training program. of decision-making. This summer was his second as Schreiber, Secretary - Treasurer. attains the highest average in the George Washington's Moo t a member of Collier's student The Faculty sponsor is Prof. Mon- first year. The Phi Delta Delta Court Team was defeated in the roe H. Freedman. Other contributors include Sam- sales force. Award, consisting of $40, is given semi-final round of the local com- uel D. Estep, Professor of Law He completed his undergradu- Research assistance in local by the GWU chapter of Phi Delta petition Nov. 10, losing to Catho- at the University of Michigan; ate work at Ohio State Univer- -:ivil liberties disputes is provided Delta to a woman student for lic University. Spencer M. Beresford, a partner sity, and is a 2nd year day 'y the chapter on request. Some scholastic achievement and service The bench, headed by Judge in the D.C. law firm of Vom Baur, student at the Law School. urrent projects include: research to the school during her first Spottswood Robinson, decided un- Beresford and Coburn; Donald N. Oswald Colclough, Acting Presi- 'or District of Columbia vs Eas- school year. animously for Catholic, but indi- Michael, Resident Fellow at the dent, presented the scholarship to ter, a case in which the constitu- cated the argument was close. Institute for Policy Studies; and tionality of imprisoning chronic Awards announced in June were The scoring was based on two Donald B. King, Associate Profes- Laskin in ceremonies at the Uni- versity on Oct. 28. Representing alcoholics is being tested; the pre- as follows. The John Bell Lardner thirds for the oral argument and sor at Saint Louis University Law paration of memoranda on racial Collier's Encyclopedia was An- Prize, a gold medal which is one third for the written brief. School. discrimination in Ohio housing awarded annually to the student Phil Hochberg and Randy Ayre thony Pavlov, Regional Sales Supervisor. laws; the preparation of memor- who ranks first in the graduating represented GWU in the oral com- "While many lawyers find their anda on the right of government class, was awarded to Miss Linda petition, with Bob Biolchini as the niche in doing research alone," employees to strike; research on K. Lee, the 19'63-64 Editor-in-Chief third member of tie team. he said, "the very essence of the Defacement ~he Hatch Act, which limits the of the GWU Law Review. Micheal The problem involved the neces- law comes out in oral argument. iart.icipation of government em- P. Bentzen was the recipient of sary minimum contacts of two The, questions asked by the bench Has Serious loyees in political parties; and the Charles Glover Prize consist- out-of-the-state corporations with are not asked with the idea of esearch relative to District of ing of a set of law books, which the ficticious jurisdiction and an tripping up the lawyer-or stu- Consequences Columbia vs Porter, which in- is awarded annually to the stu- interpretation of the Uniform dent-but with helping the judge Recent events regarding the volves an itinerant preacher ar- dent who has attained the high- Commercial Code with respect to understand the problems involved. Library of Congress law collec- rested for making a speech on the est average grade in his third privity in implied warranties. An He can cut through an emotional tion would indicate that some streets without a permit. year of law school. atomic kitchen had been manu- presentation and get right to the students of the law are un- Additional functions sponsored factured by one foreign corpora- heart of it." aware that defacement of li- by the chapter include monthly The Lawyer Title Award, a tion and sold by another. Two brary holdings is a Federal luncheon meetings at the Nation- prize of $100 established by the years after the installation by an The loss ended George Wash- offense that is more than likely 'II Lawyers Club at which promi- Lawyers Title Insurance Corp. independent contractor, a defective ington's participation this year. to bring into play all the Gov- nent members of the bar address and awarded to a graduating shield caused radiation injuries. It also marked the first time in ernment law enforcement agen- the members. Notable speakers at senior for excellence in the law Judge Robinson, in speaking for three years that the Law School cies. And the defacement of past meetings have been Daniel of real property, was won by the bench, praised counsel for both did not reach the local finals. other libraries' holdings, for ex- Fried, head of the newly created Rafeal Guzman. The U.S. Law sides and indicated that he would ample those of the GWU Law Department of Criminal Justice Week Award consisting of a be pleased to have any of them Second year student Barry Library, is likely to result in at of the U.S. Department of Jus- year's subscription to U. S. Law arguing before his court. He fur- Beemer is the holdover member the least expulsion from law tice, and William Taylor, of the Week, given annually to an out- ther indicated the value of both of the team for next year. Three school and permanent ineligi- President's Civil Rights Commis- . standing senior law student, was Moot Court and Case Club par- more students will be added to bility for admission to the bar. sion, won by Col. Clifford Dougherty. ticipation by students. the team in spring competition. Page 2 AMICUS CURIAE November, 1964 Profile Amicus QIuriar Fred Daly SBA Diversifies •Published under the auspices of the Student Bar Association by the by Matt Hatchadorian students of The George Washington University Law School, Washing- Fred Daly, one of the better ton 6, D. C. Telephone number: FE 8-0250, Ext. 482. known law students at GWU, is December Program Editor-in-Chief Nancy Lilly particularly qualified to write an Managing Editor Tony Pell article entitled "The Legal Rami- by Jim McMann .News Editor William Tabac fications of Driving a Semi-Trailer The Student Bar Association has planned three diversified programs Associate Editors Craig Jennings, Jerry Voight Truck in Interstate Commerce." for early December which should appeal to groups of students with Copy Editor Karella A. Gumppert Fred, aged 26, is a native of various legal interests and inclinations. Editor Emeritus Don Rowe Nagatuck, Connecticut. Aft e I' On Thursday, Dec. 3, a tour of the Federal Bureau of Investigations ALSA Exchange Editor Fred Daly graduation from Sacred Heart has been arranged. This tour, noted as one of the outstanding tours Photography Editor Sue Spa~ne High School in Waterbury, Conn., sponsored ,by Federal agencies in the Washington area, will be con- Business Manager J ack Brier Fred sought his higher education ducted by -a legally trained agent. The net result of the tour is that STAFF in New York City. students will possess a good working knowledge of the operation Matt Hatchadorian Richard Berkley In 1960 he received a B.S. of this Federal law enforcement agency. Buses will depart from the Doug Olson Monica Daly Peter Berger deree in Business from Fordham steps of Law School at 1:00 p.m. Jack O'Brien Mort Kimmel Spencer H. Boyer University, and subsequently won On Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 1:30 Barry Beemer Al Berk Phil Hochberg his M.B.A. at the New York Uni- P.M., Mr. Robert O'Connor of the Law Schools Jim McMann John Westhafer Paul Frank versity Graduate School of Busi- Prentice-Hall Publishing House ness. In September, 1961, Fred will present an hour-long program Receive Grants You Can Lead a Horse to Water ... entered GWU Law School, but on "Tax Research Methods." The From present indications, it appears as though the gray cloud two factors were to temporarily presentation will employ visiual postpone the pursuit of his stud- aids to illustrate the use of FromNLADA of non-extra-curricular stimulation which hovered over the ies. Prentice materials i n coping The National Defender Project Law School during the prior SBA administration has lifted The first was Uncle Sam. From with the intracacies of the Fed- of the National Legal Aid and with the arrival of Hudgins & Co. Having provided trips to March, 1962, until January, 1964. eral and state tax systems. Pres- Defender Association (NLADA) the Supreme Court, the SBA will offer three programs in the Fred served in the U.S. Army. ent and future tax students should was established to "support a near future designed to appeal to even the most lethargic This period included thirteen plan to attend. program of experiments to im- months in Korea as a special The busy pre-vacation days will prove the administration of crim- student. weapons platoon leader. be culminated on Friday evening, inal justice by strengthening de- Due to the lack of attendance and support of such pro- Before returning -to s c h 0 0 1 , Dec. 11, when Mr. Richard Gal- fender and auxiliary services re- grams when they have been offered in the past, we give a Fred decided to test his prowess lagher of the Academy of Amer- quired for defense of the accused rousing "Bravo" to the SBA, realizing of course that the at drafting a contract. The court ican Trial Lawyers will speak on in criminal cases." This job ob- possibility exists that their brave and praiseworthy attempts held that the contract was en- "The Art of Trial Advocacy." in jective is being accomplished are subject to burial in a sea of indifference. forceable and consequently Fred Room 10 of the Law School. Im- through a $4.3 million Ford and Monica Daly have been hap- mediately afterward refreshments Foundation grant. A maximum of Pigs or Professionals? pily married for 9 months. will be served in Bacon Hall. $1.4 million in grants has been The SBA is also exploring the approved by the Project to date "One little pig went to market, one little pig stayed at possibilities of sponsoring, in con- to finance a variety of programs, home, ... " and it would seem from the recent appearance of junction with the Law Wives which have been initiated in re- various areas in Stockton Hall that most of 'the "other little Club, a New Year's Eve Party cent months throughout the coun- pigs" came to GWU Law School. Unfortunately editorials open to all law students, their try. in other law school newspapers would indicate that the wives or dates, at a very nominal, shameful appearance of the Lounge, the Library, and various The following grants to law or even no, charge. Students schools have been made for one halls and classrooms in Stockton is not peculiar to GWU. interested in t his possibility It is somewhat trite to note that sloppy, self-centered year. Continuation of these grants should contact a member of the for a three-year period is contin- habits of carelessness regarding the remains of one's snack SBA. or coffee break are more than likely to be reflected in sloppy, gent upon obtaining local match- ill-prepared cases in one's later professional life. In the in- ing funds. terest of both professionalism and cleanliness, it is suggested • University of San Francisco that GWU law students playa more active role in main- School of Law. The School of Law FRED DALY taining the attractive appearance of their environment. will initiate an advanced law The need to make the topic the subject of editorial com- At GWU, Fred has been an ex- student workshop program where- ment is regretted. Yet it is hoped that students concerned tremely active participant in the Nov. 5, 1964 in the students will actively par- have only suffered momentary lapses and that this brief re- activities of the law school, apart Editor, Amicus Curiae: ticipate with assigned counsel in minder will remedy the situation. from his studies. He is Master of While I admired the candidacy the defense of indigents in the the Ritual and Rush Chairman and was sorry that Dean E. A. Federal Court. of Delta Theta Phi. In addition to Potts lost in his bid for a con- • University of Missouri Law being President of the newly gressional seat, I object strenu- SBA Briefcase School. This grant serves a dual formed International Law Society, ously to the blatant political purpose. The essence of the pro- he is chairman of the Law School by Richard Hudgins, SBA President favoritism of the Amicus in its gram is a circuit-riding defender Centennial Committee, a group last issue. Realize it or not, the for Boone County pop. (50,000» The creeping, crawling, and flying beasties have invaded planning the celebration of next Amicus has a duty to be as im- and Callaway County pop. (20,000) the basement of the Law School. The recent addition of year's 100th anniversary of the partial as it can be in political in Missouri-the first rural de- founding of the law school. Rec- fruit flies to our already overcrowded facility has strained fights, be it on the school level or fender project sponsored. Inte- ently, Fred accepted a position the national political level. The patience and good humor of students and faculty alike. grated with the project is an ad- "Go Potts" banner on the front The problem is basic and is part of a continuing dilemma on the staff of Amicus Curia" as vanced program in criminal law exchange editor. -how to provide a greater variety of food and beverages page, the three articles, and the at the University, use of Univer- Spending an afternoon at a golf obvious political feelings express- sity medical and social science for the students in the Law School and noncurrently improve course and playing the drums are ed in the lead article especially school facilities, and faculty su- the appearance land cleanliness of Stockton Hall. The easy two of Fred's favorite leisure are not what one would call-by pervision of law student participa- answer is to omit one horn of the dilemma-either do away activities. D uri n g the sum- any stretch of the imagination- tion. with food and beverage, or accept a near pigsty existence. mer vacation period, he engaged objective reporting. All would Neither alternative is acceptable to the students or to the in the unique activity of driving concede the right of the Amicus A newspapeer's function is to one of those long, noisy semi- to editorialize where editorializing print news of intercst to its par- administration. trailer trucks that cruise along belongs, which is not in news ticular audience. It was and is our The more difficult solution requires effort on the part of our highways. stories. Though it may be grand opinion that the candidacy of a all. If every student will make an effort to put empty con- After gradaution, Fred has no for The George Washington Law GWU Law School Dean is a con- tainers in trash can and make sure that the containers are set plans, although he would like School to have an assistant dean gressional race is news in which EMPTY; if every student will wipe up the beverage he spills to apply his business background running for political office, the the student body is interested in within a legal framework. He also integrity which one normally ex- regardless of political views. Had and occasionally wipe off an objectionable table top left by is interested in politics. Whatever pects of any publication stands a Law School professor been run- another; -if every student will confine food and beverage to the final decision, Fred Daly will paramount. I think the Amicus ning as a Democrat, Mr. Hochberg the basement; if every student will appoint himself a com- be one more graduate of the Law owes an explanation and an may be assured that he would mittee of one to notify the office when an unsatisfactory con- School who will be a credit to apology to its readers on this score. have 1'cceivcd similar attention. dition (beyond self-help) has arisen; then we may be able George Washington University. Phil Hochberg Ed. to talk with more authority about expanded snack facilities and with more pleasure about the appearance of our Law School. The University will not furnish us with a bus boy -in attendance, but we can legitimately complain when it be- MABBOCCO~S comes apparent that routine maintenance is being neglected. Maintenance is at a premium on week-ends. Therefore, Restaurant and Lounge lack of consideration by those using the building on Satur- day and Sunday will certainly start us off on a sour note Monday morning. jta~He~ The Student Directory that was distributed recently was the mador responsibility of Paul Pascal. Paul greatly re- duced the expense of this very high quality publication by Pizza Cocktails Steaks personally securing several hundred dollars worth of adver- tising. He was assisted by Irving Rappaport and other 1911-13 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. members of the Student Bar. A job well done! · November, 1964 AMICUS CURIAE Page 3

mission f'ollowing Senate confirma- tion. Trial ConrtAt GWIJ A member of the ABA, the D.C. Bar Association, and The Barr ist- Editor's Note: Despite the requirement that, in order to be graduated, all GWU Law School students ere, among others, Judge Hart must take at least two hours of Trial Practice Court, general student knowledge of this facet of the also served as chairman of the curriculum seems to be quite meager, absent the exp.erience of participation. Nor are many students D.C. Council on Law enforcement aware of the fact that members of the municipal and Federal judiciary are included on the Law from 1955-58 and of the D.C. Re- faculty by virtue of their direction of Court proceedings. publican ·State Committee from To remedy these deficiencies Amicus Curiae presents the first in a two-part series devoted to mechanics 1954-58. He was also a Delegate and personalities of the Trial Practice Court. The second part will feature some of the more specialized to the 1952 and 1956 Republican aspects of the Court and the personalities engaged in these areas. National Conventions. Both the general and specialized proceedings of the Court are open to interested student observers. When asked why he was willing First-year students often wonder what is .in store for them in their later years at the Law School. They to devote not only evenings but may be surprised to find that third-year students are putting together cases for trial in the Trial Prac- also Saturday mornings to the Edward A. Beard tice Court. Trial Practice Court, Judge Hart The "Court" is in session on Monday and Tuesday nights as well as on Saturday morning. According A native of Rockville, Maryland, said, "When I was graduated to Prof. Thomas A. Clingan, who calls himself "just an assistant" in the program, students present as- where his ancestors has lived for from law school I could have made signed cases just as if t hey were practicing lawyers, and are held to the same rules that apply in a more than a century, the Hon. a better showing in arguing a case regular courtroom. Each student is a partner of a 2-member "student law firm", and each firm is Edward A. Beard received his before the Supreme Court than in assigned to one side of a case. A whole variety of cases are tried, including' contracts, criminal, and torts. bachelor's degree from Duke Uni- trying a case before the Small The judges are "live" for the most part, and include Hon. George L. Hart, of the United States District versity and his LL.B. from the Claims Court. I feel this situa- Court for the District of Columbia; Hon. Edward A. Beard, of the District of Columbia Court of General Georgetown Law Center, the lat- tion should not exist in law school Sessions; Judge Ryan, of the Domestic Relations Division of the D.C. Court of General Sessions; and Mr. ter in 1939. graduates, therefore I am . very Justin L. Edgerton, a prominent Washington attorney. In all trials, the trial practice instructors serve desirous of trying to implant in After admission to the bar in as official court clerks. law students an interest in trial the same year, he was an asso- At the beginning of the semes- in the future that I also had been people about to enter the profes- work and a certain small profici- ciate in the law firm of Douglas, ter, trial practice students attend of as.sistancc to them. sion justifies my excursion to ency in such work." Obear and Campbell for 3 years. a series of introductory lectures. Judge Beard entered the Office Stockton Hall." 'Moreover, he com- From there on, they are on their mented that he comes away from of the Corporation Counsel for own, and when their case is posted the Court classroom stimulated the District of Columbia in 1942 on the first-floor bulletin board by the experience. and spent 11 years specializing ("trial calendar"), they are ex- Mr. Edgerton is a senior part- in the trial of civil litigation in pected to prepare initial pleadings, ner in the firm of Pledger and the. U.S. Court for the District file proper answers, and take Edgerton and has held two posi- of Columbia and in appellate argu- steps to furnish supporting wit- tions of honor within the profes- ment in the Municipal Court of nesses. sion: President, District of Col- Appeals for the District of Colum- For cases, facts and rules, the umbia Bar Association, 1958-59; bia, now the District of Columbia students refer to a blue-covered and member of the present ABA Court of Appeals. Immediately practice manual. For jurors, addi- House of Delegates. He is also a prior to his appointment by Presi- tional clerks, and bailiffs, they member of The Barristers, the dent Eisenhower as an Associate turn to their classmates. They Lawyers' Club, the American Col- Judge of the Municipal Court for are graded on the basis of their lege of Trial Lawyers and the the District of Columbia, now the preparation of the necessary Justin L. Edgerton American Bar Foundation. Joseph M. Ryan D.C. Court of General Sessions, papers and pleadings, and of their Justin L. Edgerton, a practicing Judge Beard served as Chief of conduct of the trial. "I believe that a program such the Appellate Division of the Cor- attorney in Washington, D.C., The usual functions of a court as trial practice court offers a poration Counsel's office. since 1933, is the "length of clerk as well as the more peda- necessary liaison between the service" award winner among logical functions associated with theory gat'iered in the classroom Judge Beard took his oath of those involved with the adminis- and the realities of the legal office as Associate Judge on July the Trial Practice Court devolve tration of the Trial Practice upon Mr. John A. Kendrick, world," said Judge Joseph M. 11, 1953. In addition to his dailv Court. He has been associated Ryan, Jr., Associate Judge in the duties in the courtroom, Judge Clerk; Mr. Dudley Skinker, Asso- with the Court, as both clerk and ciate Clerk; and Prof. Clingan. D.C. Court of General Sessions- Beard has found time to serve as judge, for 28 years. Mr. Kendrick was awarded his Judge Ryan, a former U.S. chairman of three of the standing Mr. Edgerton received both hi!' A.B. in 1942 and his LL.B. in Attorney who prosecuted civil committees of the Count. He is A.B. and LL.B. from GWU. While 1943 as a result of his participa- rights cases in the South for the also a member of two other Court at Law School he joined Delta tion in the special legal education Justice Department, feels that the committees. Theta Phi Legal fraternity and program offered by GWU at that trial lawyer must, out of neces- was named to the Order of the When asked why he is motivated time. sity, always be on his toes-ex- to spend additional hours in his Coif. Following a period of military pecting anything from any direc- Shortly after receiving his George L. Hart, Jr. judicial robes as a judge in the service immediately after gradua- tion. According to Judge Ryan, LL.B., Mr. Edgerton was named Trial Practice Court, Judge Beard tion, Mr. Kendrick went into gen- The experience garnered from 23 this ingrained apprehension on as secretary to a District Court said, "All one's life one is in- eral private practice for himself, years of private practice and 6 t're part of the trial lawyer and judge. Noting that he was inti- debted to older men-in my case a decision he has yet to regret. years of service as a Judge of the its necessary effect-thorough pre- mately associated with a court, those in the legal profession. "W orking with Trial Practice United States District Court for paration-add up to make a far- Dean Van Vleck contacted Mr. When I first began the practice of Court keeps me on my toes," Mr. the District of Columbia make sighted advocate who, because of Edgerton and asked him to take the law there were 15 or 20 per- Kendrick commented, "because the Hon. George L. Hart, Jr., an the ability to deal with unex- on the job of Trial Practice Court sons who gave me advice, en- law students can't be bluffed." invaluable addition to the admin- pected situations, can best serve couragement, and praise when it clerk. In a more serious response to the istration of the Trial Practice his client and the profession. Mr. Edgerton has served as a was most needed. It would be im- question as to his interest in the Court. In answering those who claim possible for me to even attempt judge of the Court for approxi- Court, he noted that most law Judge Hart, a Virginian by that the trial lawyer is becoming to repay these persons by any of mately the past 15 years. He noted students are attracted to the law birth, was awarded the A.B. a creature of the past (and per- that he has thoroughly enjoyed his the conventional methods. There- because of the more romantic as- degree by Virginia Military Insti- haps T.V.) Judge Ryan pointed association with the Court. "Ac- fore I have chosen to devote some pects of trial work. "And if I tute in 1927 and the LL.B. by toward the increasing role of ad- tively helping to educate genera- time each week in formally dis- can do something to enhance this Harvard Law School in 1930. He ministrative boards, which fact tions of law students has been pensing the knowledge I have interest," he said, "this is a con- passed the D.C. bar in the same lends support to the "Extinction- a rewarding experience." Mr. acquired about the practice of the tribution to the profession." year and entered private practice ist SC'loOl'S" prognosis for the Edgerton in doing that which he law as well as advice and en- As a result of Trial Practice as a partner in the firm of Lam- trial lawyer. He fe~ls' t';at the knows best-working with the couragement, to aspiring members he noted that GWU law gradu- bert & Hart. rules of evidence will come to be law-believes that he has also of the profession. I would hope ates have at least sat at a coun- The outbreak of war in 1941 adopted as part of adminiatrati vc aided himself in his vocation as that those who come under my sel table and addressed a court produced a 5-year hiatus in Judge pr ccedure, t:1US increasing the a trial practicioner, tutelage would be able to say and a jury. Hart's legal career as he immedi- bailiwick for the experienced trial Although Prof. Clingan modest- ately en tel' e d active military lawyer. ly refuses much credit for his service, which did not end until Ryan, who received both his part in the program, he believes January 1946. This interim saw LL·B. and LL.M. Degrees from it to be a valuable opportunity. the Judge promoted to Colonel Georgetown University, clerked After January 1, 1965, the When interviewed on the subject, and made Chief of Staff, 12th for Circuit Judge E. Barrett he also emphasized the strong Tactical Air Command. Among Prettyman upon graduation in dedication of the Trial Practice the decorations he was awarded 1950. After several years with the judges who, after a long day at were the Legion of Merit, the Justice Department (in 1959 he NACRELLI BAR REVIEW SCHOOL court, freely give of their time in Bronze Star, and the Croix de served as Assistant Attorney Gen- the interest of helping law stu- Guerre avec Palme. eral, Civil Rights Division) he dents to "stand up and make Judge Hart re-entered private was appointed to the Court of noises like a lawyer." practice as a partner in the law General Sessions in 1930 (then, Will Be Located at firm of Lambert, Hart & Northop the Municipal Court for the Dis- When asked whether after a in 1946, an association which he trict of Columbia) by President particularly trying day as a prac- maintained until 1958. Eisenhower, which appointment ticioner he ever wished that he On August 26th of that year was renewed for a ten-year term 1334 G STREET, N.W. could bypass his Trial Practice he received a recess appointment by President Kennedy. Court responsibilities for that eve- as judge of the U.S. District "I have found GWU's trial ning, Mr. Edgerton stated "al- Court for the District of Colum- practice program very sophisti- though initially I might wish to bia by President Eisenhower. cated," concluded Judge Ryan, WASHINGTON, D. C. avoid two additional hours in the Assuming his judicial duties on who has presided over moot court courtroom, the realization that 7 October 1958, Judge Hart took arguments and trial practice my teaching might contribute to the oath of office on 11 Septem- courts at other sc!1001s in the the legal development of young ber 1959, under permanent com- area. Page 4 AMICUS CURIAE November, 1964 The Drunk ... StoektonSeene A Legaillangover Panel To Discuss by William Tabac In any part of this city, at any It's mid-November, but only the calendar tells us so. hour of the day or night, winter International Jobs With the weather remaining pleasant and seductive nearly every or spring, can be found that by Bob Como day, we students are dndeed presented with a dilemma. Do we remain pathetic soul who is indigenous Career opportunities in international law will be discussed by a steadfastly beside our books in the hope that, as we gaze out the win- to metropolitan areas, the drunk. panel of distinguished attorneys representing both Government and dow at a freshness not unlike spring, some of the legal gems will There is a fair chance that if you private practice at the GWU International Law Society's second pro- seep into our heads,perhaps by osmosis; or do we respond to the keep your eyes open as you walk fessional meeting on Friday, Dec. 4th at 8:15 p.m, in the New Senate beckoning of the sunny outdoors by going outside for a game of touch the streets of Washington, D.C., Office Building. football, tennis, basketball, or golf? or lounge in its parks, you will Such topics as the scope of international practice, opportunities to For those who finally decide to make the academic scene at Stockton, see a drunk being placed under even if only because of a marked lack of distractions on the GWU specialize, requisite qualifications, and advice in preparing for a career arrest. But, argues the American in the field will be among Lose included. Refreshments after the "Campus," the going is not always easy. Civil Liberties Union, "chronic meeting will provide an atmosphere for informal conversation with alcoholics are sick persons who This is the time of year w~en La,v Wives the speakers. our first year colleagues are Im- should not be treated as crimin- mersed in the ecstacies of re- On Dec. 2nd at 10 a.m. the Law als". The panel will include Elting Wives have scheduled a tour of Pucksters searching their Legal Method The ACLU's view of the chronic Arnold, General Counsel of the In- the Detective Bureau at 300 problems. Van Vleck contestants alcoholic brought about an anomo- ter-American Development Bank, a Indiana Ave., N.W. On the 12th Washington - based international are also getting hot under the lous situation. The Corporation Organize of December, Mrs. Nutting, Law organization that provides loans collar. To top it off, students are Counsel's office, attempting to Wives Club Advisor, is having an for public and private develop- Hockey at GWU offers a unique deeming it necessary to read the avoid a test case situation, has Open House for all the wives at ment projects within the Western opportunity for ice-hockey playing law review articles their profes- tried to prevent the prosecution her home at 4901 Tilden Avenue, Hemisphere; Dean Lewis, Assist- graduate students to revert to sors "suggested" (especially the of drunks, while the ACL U has N.W. from 2 to 6. For space rea- ant General Counsel, Department those halcyon undergraduate days ones they wrote). tried to get one convicted. sons, she requests that those of Commerce; and Howard Hen- when stomachs were a little hard- All this means a strain on our girls from Virginia come from 2 The legal minuet began in D.C. sleigh, Deputy Assistant General er, eyes a little keener, and lungs bibliographical facilities on the with the arrest of one Walter to 4 and the girls from the Dis- Counsel, Department of Defense. a little more reliable. Fourth Floor. Bowles in July 4th as he stag- trict and Maryland from 4 to 6. Peter Ehrenhaft, formerly senior As of this writing I am not gered near the National Gallery GWU is a member of the Metro- The Club is sponsoring an in- law clerk to the Chief Justice of aware of any plans for enlarging of Art. Unlike other cities, Wash- politan League, consisting of formal charity drive for Junior the United States, and now an the fourth floor facilities of the ington preserves a capital image eight teams including Georgetown Village. Canned foods, usable toys, associate in the firm of Cox, Stockton Literary Corner. But I by refusing to abandon skid row and Maryland. Each plays the or other needed articles for the Langford and Brown; and James do know of several other nooks sections to drunks. The sidewalks other twice. The GWU tea m children may be donated. Contri- Conner, an associate with the from which knowledge may be must be kept presentable for visi- showed promise by crushing the butions should be delivered to firm of Steptoe and Johnson, also garnered by those who are self- tors. It was Bowles' 55th arrest Baltimore Mercuries by a score Betsy Tabac's apartment which is serve as panel members. Mr. Con- contained by a book-loaded brief and no doubt would have been of 20-2. Law students on the team right next to the parking lot ner, whose article on careers in case. routine had the ACLU not inter- are Tony Pell and Steve Cameron. across the street from the Law international law will soon be One such cranny is the Third vened. Bail was put up for Bowles Participation involves an aver- School at 707 20th St., N.W. published in The Student Lawyer, and ACLU attorney Peter P. Hutt age of one practice and one game Floor Reading Room. A little (#12). will serve as the panel's modera- larger than a roomy living room, of Covington & Burling argued a week, usually on Wednesdays tor. it affords the comfort and conven- that "the alcoholic has little and Sundays. Started this year, Final Fall Luncheon The International Law Society, ience of a quiet place to study in choice of action or control over the hockey team is a club arrange- Planned SPLA the Law School's newest organiza- a surrounding of books for which by his habit" and criminal punish- ment with moderate monthly dues. tion, was established this fall to few people have use. It has the The last meeting of the Stu- ment for having a disease is un- provide a vehicle for student ex- For further information call extra advantage of saving a flight dent Patent Law Association constitutional as cruel and unusual ploration of a rapidly-expanding Steve Macintyre between 9 a.m. of stairs for those trying to keep (SPLA) for the Fall semester punishment under the 8th Amend- area of the law. It already has a and 5 p.m, on weekdays at FE their "Campus Club Beer Bellies," will be held at the Occidental ment. membership of 74 students. 80250 Ext. 337. plus the occasional echoes of a Restaurant on Tuesday, Dec. 15, Before the case came to trial, 1964. The guest speaker will be harassed student cursing a tele- however, the Corporation Counsel's On Nov. 2nd, members and their will soon begin its slow march up phone which has just usurped his Mr. Roland Anderson, Assistant office refused to prosecute and guests, numbering nearly one hun- the appellate ladder. General Counsel for Patents, U. S. Bowles was freed. Although they dred, heard Professor Stanely D. last dime without rendering a dial DeWitt Easter, discovered by Atomic Energy Commission. Mr. sympathized with the ACL U's Metzger of Georgetown Univer- tone. the ACLU in a cell block below Anderson will speak on a foreign view of the chronic alcoholic, they sity speak on "The Development Another interesting cubby hole "Drunk" Court, has gone on two- licensing program. felt that the ACL U and the of International Law" at the is the luxurious Student Lounge week binges during which he has A very successful luncheon was Council were keeping the alcoho- group's first professional meeting. where one can study in a stupor almost starved to death. He has held on Nov. 9th at the Occidental lic out of jail without offering an as he sniffs the stale cigarette seen three movies in 25 years. Restaurant. Approximately eighty alternative." Then on September 29th, 1964, smoke which prevails the humid Still, even today he has, accord- atmosphere. Half-filled cups of SPLA members and guests heard "I'm not against treatment for DeWitt Easter, aged 59, who has Mr. W. Brown Morton, Jr., pro- ing to his sister, a "spark." cold coffee add an aroma all of the m," Assistant Corporation been arrested 70 times since 1937 pose several possible ways of That puts him one step ahead their own. Council Clark F. King told the for intoxication was found guilty of Gideon who, absent a mouth- Not to be forgotten are the changing the patent system. Mr. Washington Post on September of public drunkedness in General Morton is the president of the piece, was given a trumpet. empty classrooms. These rooms 24th, "but they are putting the Sessions Court. Viewed alone, not only were designed for stu- American Patent Law Association cart before the horse. If they win, Judge Daly's finding was of little and a member in the firm of dents who like to engage in bridge these people will be put out on significance; Easter's sentence was Delta Theta Phi or hearts, but also accommodate McLean and Dibble. the streets, and the public, includ- suspended. However, it gave the Dec. 3-Pledging, Stockton Hall, Guests attending the meeting "window gazers" and "snoozers." ing women and children, will be ACL U the opportunity it had RID. 22-8:00 p.m. included the Honorable Judges Occasionally, discussion groups exposed to them and their indecen- been waiting for. An appeal was Dec. 12-Christmas Ball-By in- Giles S. Rich and Arthur M. have found these rooms us·eful for cies." immediately filed and the case vitation. Smith of the U. S. Court of Cus- legal vocalization or just plain toms and Patent Appeals, Profes- book-cracking. sor Irving Kay ton, and Dean All we need now is a break in William W. Kirkpatrick. the weather ... a change for the JOIN AND SUPPORT YOUR worse! Phi Delta Phi Phi Alpha Delta Phi Delta Phi's recently enjoyed an opportunity to hear Major G. w, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity General Timmes' report on the concluded its professional Fall "Situation in Viet Nam." Gen. program by turning to the field 'I'immes, who served as Command- , of public law and the government er of Advisory Forces in South Campus Club lawyer. Ramsey Clark, assistant Viet Nam, addressed the monthly Attorney-General of the Depart- luncheon of the Barristers' Inn, ment of Justice and newly elected the D.C. alumni branch of Phi 1912 G STREET, N.W. President of the Federal Bar As- Delta Phi. sociation, examined "The Govern- Our second professional func- Established for the Purpose of Promoting ment Lawyer in Practice" on Fri- tion of the year was held Oct. 31st day, Nov. 20th at the National at the National Lawyer's Club A More Enjoyable Campus Life Lawyers Club. and featured Judge Giles Rich of the U.S. Court of Customs and This semester, Jay Chapter has Patent Appeals. Judge Rich was NEW THIS YEAR tried to cover all fields of inter- introduced by Brother Jacques Du- est to the law student. 'I'he Panel lin who serves as a clerk to an- of Deans explored a curriculum other OCPA judge. Bar and Coclitail Lounge for the planned in order that the student Fall rush terminated Friday, may derive the most out of a Nov. 20th, with a reception in Over 21 Group law school education. Next the honor of Van Vleck competitors program focused on the pri- and judges. vate practitioner in a specialty Complete Facilities For area, that of taxation. Mortimer New students met with Phi Caplin, former Commissioner of Alpha Delta at a luncheon at Private Parties and Meetings Internal Revenue, reviewed the O'Donnell's Sea Grill to get ac- problems from a well balanced quainted on Nov. 18th. And the vantage point. With its final pro- Wine-Tasting Reception on Nov. For Reservations Call 393-3595 gram the full view goal has been 23 at the Hall of Nations was en- achieved. thusiastically received.