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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.

ALLOTMENT OF JUSTICES.

It is ordered that the following allotment be made of the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of this Court among the circuits, pursuant to Title 28, United States Code, Section 42, and that such allotment be entered of record, viz:

For the District of Columbia Circuit, EARL WARREN, Chief Justice.

For the First Circuit, FELIX FRANKFURTER, Associate Justice.

For the Second Circuit, JOHN M. HARLAN, Associate Justice.

For the Third Circuit, WILLIAM J. BRENNAN, JR., Associate Justice.

For the Fourth Circuit, EARL WARREN, Chief Justice. For the Fifth Circuit, HUGO L. BLACK, Associate Justice.

For the Sixth Circuit, POTTER STEWART, Associate Justice.

For the Seventh Circuit, TOM C. CLARK, Associate Justice.

For the Eighth Circuit, CHARLES E. WHITTAKER, Associate Justice.

For the Ninth Circuit, WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS, Associate Justice.

For the Tenth Circuit, CHARLES E. WHITTAKER, Associate Justice.

October 14, 1958.

(For next previous allotment, see 357 U. S., p. v.)

RETIREMENT OF MR. JUSTICE BURTON.

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1958.

Present: MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN, MR. JUSTICE BLACK, MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER, MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS, MR. JUSTICE BURTON, MR. JUSTICE CLARK, MR. JUSTICE HARLAN, MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN, and MR. JUSTICE WHITTAKER.

THE CHIEF JUSTICE said:

With the concurrence of all my colleagues, I announce with regret the retirement of Mr. Justice Burton from this Court at the conclusion of today's session.

The last thirteen years of his long and distinguished career of public service have been spent with us as a member of this Court. He has been a friend, counselor, and companion of all of us. We shall miss him greatly, but we hope that the more leisurely activities which he may now pursue will preserve his health and afford him the satisfactions to which his devoted services to his Government and mankind so justly entitle him.

Our appreciation of his services and our personal regard for him are more adequately expressed in a letter to him which, together with his letter of retirement, will be spread upon the Minutes of the Court.

His successor will take the oath of office tomorrow.

IT IS ORDERED by the Court that the accompanying correspondence between members of the Court and Mr. Justice Burton upon his retirement as an Associate Justice of the Court be this day spread upon the record, and that it also be printed in the reports of this Court.

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES,

CHAMBERS OF JUSTICE HAROLD H. BURTON,

Washington 25, D. C., October 2, 1958.

MY DEAR CHIEF JUSTICE:

In confirmation of my retirement from active service as an Associate Justice of this Court effective October 13, 1958, I enclose a copy of my letter of July 17, 1958, to the President, and of his reply of September 23, 1958.

Although I believe that my retirement at this time is in the best interests of all concerned, I wish to express my cordial regards and deep affection for each member of the Court with whom I have served. I appreciate greatly the privilege which has been mine to serve on this Court for thirteen years, and I thank each of my associates on the Bench, as well as the members of the staff of the Court, for their uniformly helpful and courteous co-operation.

As for the future, although I shall not be available for active service on the Court, I hope to be of service to its best interests.

Yours sincerely,

THE CHIEF JUSTICE.

HAROLD H. BURTON.

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES,
CHAMBERS OF JUSTICE HAROLD H. BURTON,
Washington 25, D. C., July 17, 1958.

MY DEAR MR. PRESIDENT:

Having passed the permissive retirement age of 70, and having rendered over 25 years of public service, including nearly 13 as a member of this Court, I hereby submit this notice of my retirement from further active service as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of

the United States to take effect at the close of Monday, October 13, 1958. I do this with regret but in accordance with competent medical advice and with a desire to serve the best interests of all concerned.

Mrs. Burton and I wish to express, through you, to the people of the United States our deep appreciation of the privilege which has been mine for so long to serve their interests to the extent of my ability to do so.

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It is with great regret that I have read your notice of retirement on Monday, October 13, 1958, as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

I share, with millions of our citizens, the conviction that, as a member of the Court, you served with high distinction and great dedication to the principles under which we live and the changing conditions of the world today. The decisions of the Court are helping to shape as they have in the past-the destiny of our country. This realization has imposed upon you vital responsibilities, which I know you have discharged seriously and conscientiously. Your work on the Supreme Court was, of course, but a continuation of your earlier years of devoted and dedicated public service. Our country is indebted to you.

I trust that with the leisure your retirement will bring, your health will greatly improve.

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