Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-06-05 | Page 13 | Going Strong

Going Strong j 1 f i 4 N js j's p JUSTICE SUTHERLAND Supreme Court Jurist Says Say Says Says' Work of Tribunal Is Nearly Completed George Sutherland associate jus jus- u lice of the United States supreme cour Court will decide what he will d do about retiring from the supreme bench when the time for fOl retirement comes he declared Friday morning upon his arrival in Salt Lake Cit City from Washington Justice Sutherland was accompanied accorn- accorn by his wife wire He Hc will remain here for about 10 days and then g go goto goto to Burlingame Cal for the summer Justice Sutherland merely laughed laughe when queried about his future course cours with the high court I 1 am now 69 GO years ears old When I 1 am 70 I am permitted permitted per per- milled to retire 1 if I so desire What Wha WhaI I will do next year Is a problem which will wm be settled next year ear STILL ACTIVE 4 We have three men on the bench who can retire if It they choose but bu butth th they y are still sun going strong Justice Holmes could have retired 20 years year ago He still declines to do so Justice Justice Justice Jus Jus- tice Brandeis and Justice Reynolds Reynold are ov over r the retirement age but bu have ha shown no evidence of letting up Chief Justice Hughes and I are th the same age practically and bothof both of us will be eligible to get out in 1932 if we care to But well we'll settle that in 1932 The U. U S. S court Is practically up to o date with all aU of its cases accordIng according accord accord- Ing to Justice Sutherland There are only 5 51 i old cases hanging fire These could be gotten out of the way In n a hurry he said The court is farther along with will now than it has been any anytime anytime anytime time since I have been connected with it ft and that is 35 years he said IN CLOSE CONTACT It was just 35 years ago aso that I first practiced d before that court and andI I have been in pretty close contact with it Jt ever since long before I re received received received re- re my appointment We are caught up with our work because we worked hard and long I believe that hat Is the b best st way to catch up up- up just work overtime o till tUl you are caught tip ip Justice Sutherland served two terms erms as United States senator from Utah from Iron 1905 to 1917 He was appointed appointed ap- ap pointed to the supreme court court- court In in 1922 by jy President Harding 5 I