Show SUPREME COURT COURTIS IS MAI MAKING THE LAWYERS HUSTLE W WASHINGTON XO dv 14 The H.-The The staid old supreme court of ot tile the United States bas baa i the members of the bar on the run It all results from a a. reform that is is' reforming reforming re forming Instead of or hearing arguments In only seventy five cases before the Christmas holidays as u was WaH done last year the I court promises to have presented to it before the Christmas recess this year twice that number number I Indications now are that the court will dispose of ot half as many more cas cases s this year as it did last year rear Lawyers with cases to be heard are being caught unawares and many are arc hustling forward briefs now that they expected to submit during the winter The cha change In pace Is generally genera credited to Chief Justice White His most potent ruling In this direction Is regarded to be bethe bethe bethe the one recently adopted reducing the time for oral arguments before the court Instead of ot four tour hours for each case caIe as in inthe Inthe inthe the pa put st. t now three three- hours is given to th the most mOlt complicated cases and those arll arising under the so called caned criminal ap p appeals appeals appeals ap- ap peals act those certified from from- m. m the tue circuit court of appeals and those involving only the point of jurisdiction a a. mere hour and anda a halt is a accorded corded to the th heaving healing The hearing of or more more- cases Is expected to result in thi the court catching up with Its business eo so that cases capes will wm willbe be heard comparatively soon after being belog be be- ing log docketed instead of waiting from two to three years Wh When that time is reached It Is believed belie the number of cases taken to the court will be reduced materially because no long longer r would persons per per- sons son appealing gain a respite from rom adverse ad ad- verse veree Judgment for several years One Ono r result of the Increased number of or cases being taken Ul under er consideration probably will be shorter opinions j It is predicted that memorandum opinions b by tho the court ourt rather than extended extended de de decisions by a member of the tribunal will ill become more common as a a. result of ot othan changed han hang e d i renditions |