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a UNTIED SEATES Oo, a “a “ A femor ese : : \ ; a yo MR. FELT csi 1-10-73), et PROM MR. CALLAHAN " ae wl 7 T- : noe Tale. Bene “tr. Winkes: oe SEMLCE JUDICIAL. . 4 aoe ; U. $8! SUPREME COURT_ KASEI REQUEST FOR FDI INVESTIGATION OF APPLICANTS 7 ‘ x‘ The purpose of this memorandum is. to advise of a requesit for FBI investigation of applicants for the program and-to recommend that we accommodate. [ ( aX! Mr. Mark Cannon, Administra ane Assistant to Chief Justice Warren Ss f E. Burger, on 1- >. 73, telephonically advised the Judicial Fellows Progtram is being set up at the direction of the Chief Justice. The program setup \will be similar to the White House Fellows Program. The program is expected to , get underway in approximately April or May of 1973 and will be financed — for the first year or so by non-Government funds. Ther eafter, the program S will be funded through the regular appropriation for the Supreme Court. pei Mr. Cannon asked if the FBI would investigate some 4 to 8 applicants who woulds : be considered each year ar and if we would conduct such investigations without eee charge for the first year. . b ( : At the present time, we do investigations on a reimbursable basis for _ 'Z the Administrative Office of the U. 8. Courts which, of course, isunder the \ | jurisdiction of the Supreime Court. We investigate applicants. for positions | 1S magistrates,-referees in bankruptcy, probation of officers and public defenders. The requests for these investigations are channeled to the FBI ema = Tar: through 4 the Deputy Attorney General who orders the investigations. ieee mabe i a ee ee The charge for each investigation for the Administrative Office of the U. S. Courts is $1750 after giving effect to the recent pay raise. Investigation of applicants for the Judicial Fellows Program would be at the samé rate. Based on the estimate furnished by Mr. Cannon, the cost of investigations under the Judicial Fellows Program would run from $7000 (4@ $1750) to $14,000 (8@ $1750) each year. We could handle the investigations for the first ae araoch year on a no-charge basis with little Impact upon cur hudget picture. We would expect requests for such investigations would be channeled through t | | officatAL FILED In a se ce < Deputy Attorney General's Oey 2 7 Bus fs -_ so (, ae Nor F RBG 1G JAN 24 1973 | ba : llr — _ oe VER) Smee a oe. . ‘“ietemilliy