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YH 77-10755 Judge WILLIAM H. HASTIE, U. S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, advised on September 13, 1961, he has been associated with and followed the career of the applicant since 1930, when the applicant was a student at Howard University, Washington, D. C. Judge HASTIE said the appli- eant was the best student in the first law class taught by HASTIE at Howard University in 1933 and that he has taken @ personal interest in the applicant since that time and considers him to be a person of excellent character and seemly conduct. Judge HASTIE said the applicant practiced law as an attorney from 1933 to 1936 in the local courts of Baltimore, Md., where he was most favorably regarded, though this period during the 1930's may have been one of considerable. financial stress for the applicant. Judge HASTIE said the applicant has had a complete variety of legal experience througn the handling of civil and criminal cases in Federal courts all over the United States. Purther, that the applicant, as Counsel for the NAACP, acquired valuable knowledge in handling litigation in many civil rights cases. Judge HASTIE said he was favorably impressed through personal association with the applicant during the 1940's in the applicant's appearances before the U. S. Supreme Court. Judge HASTIE said he is completely canfident. the applicant is licyal to the United States and to those principles for which our country stands, and he recommended the applicant favorably for the office of U. S, Federal Judge. Credit and Arrest On September 12, 1961, SEER crester Pane td Teen ss ash covers T4 me Tied tvaywe 4 ow Pa. Ps advi ad WLS SP Sy wnich Sim wa yes wi Vy F she could find no reference to the name THURGOOD her records. At Avondale, Pa. b7T On September 12, 1961, aaa Pennsylvania State Police, which ¢ coln University, Pa., advised he could find no reference to the name THURGOOD MARSHALL in his files. iv Ne At West Chester, Pa. ~5e-