RETIREMENT OF CLERK OF THE COURT AND APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1970 Present: MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER, MR. JUSTICE BLACK, MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS, MR. JUSTICE HARLAN, MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN, and MR. JUSTICE WHITE. THE CHIEF JUSTICE said: On behalf of the Court I announce with regret the retirement of one of its able and trusted officers, Mr. John F. Davis, Clerk of the Court since 1961. For many years before he was appointed senior officer of the Court, Mr. Davis was one of the able advocates who appeared regularly before the Court. Your departure is an occasion for regret on our part, Mr. Davis, but we wish you happiness and continued success in the years ahead. Today's order list announces the appointment of Mr. Davis' successor who is Mr. E. Robert Seaver of Virginia. Mr. Seaver has had a career of government service for more than 20 years, including service in the Department of Justice, as General Counsel of the Federal Maritime Commission, and as a Federal Hearing Examiner. For order of appointment of Mr. Seaver, entered June 8, 1970, see post, p. 946. RESIGNATION OF DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS AND APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1970 Present: MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER, MR. JUSTICE BLACK, MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS, MR. JUSTICE HARLAN, MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN, and MR. JUSTICE WHITE. THE CHIEF JUSTICE said: Today's order list also includes announcement of the appointment by the Court of the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts succeeding Mr. Ernest Friesen, who resigned in February to become Director of the Institute of Court Management, at the University of Denver. The new director is Mr. Rowland F. Kirks, a member of the District of Columbia Bar, and a former Assistant Attorney General of the United States. Mr. Kirks will assume the duties of the office of Director July 1, 1970. For order of appointment of Mr. Kirks, entered June 8, 1970, see post, p. 946. |