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The original documents are located in Box 20, folder "Judicial Appointments - Colorado"
of the Philip Buchen Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 20 of the Philip Buchen Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Judine
Crickens rvm
March 29, 1976
Dear Doug:
Thank you for your kind note and for
sending me your recommendation concerning
Associate Justice William Erickson. I
have passed on the information to the
Deputy Attorney General and to the
Presidential Personnel Office so that
it may be given prompt consideration.
Bunny and I send you and Sally our best
regards.
Sincerely,
Thil
Philip W. Buchen
Counsel to the President
Mr. Douglas W. Hillman
430 Federal Square Building
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49502
P.S. My delay in answering your letter
occurred because we were in Florida
last week, following on your trail.
FORD i LIBRARY GERALD
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 29, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR
THE HONORABLE HAROLD TYLER
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
Attached is a letter I received from a friend
of mine in Grand Rapids recommending Associate
Justice William Erickson for appointment to
the Federal District Court in Colorado. I
consider this recommendation to have come
from a well-qualified source.
P.W.B.
Philip W. Buchen
Counsel to the President
Attachment
CC: Mr. Douglas Bennett
FORD VIGRARY
Indice
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 29, 1976
Dear Nat:
Many thanks for your warm commendation of
Justice William Erickson for appointment
to the District Court of Colorado. The
qualifications of Justice Erickson are
well known to all of us and, as you
remarked, it may be that he is over-
qualified for this particular position.
I am not able to advise you at the present
time of the final decision in regard to
this appointment, but you can be sure
that if another choice is made it will
not be because of any doubts about the
qualifications of Justice Erickson.
Very best regards.
Sincerely,
Thil
Philip W. Buchen
Counsel to the President
The Honorable Nathan S. Heffernan
Justice
Supreme Court
State of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin 53702
GERALD FORD LIBRARY
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 16, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR:
DOUGLAS BENNETT
FROM:
PHILIP BUCHEN
1)
Attached is a copy of a letter to me from
Elliot L. Richardson concerning William H.
Erickson for appointment to the U. S.
District Court for the District of Colorado.
I would appreciate your advising the Secretary
concerning this matter.
Attachment
GERALES FORD LIBRARY
THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20230
July 12, 1976
Honorable Philip W. Buchen
Counsel to the President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Phil:
It has come to my attention that William H.
Erickson, Associate Justice of the Colorado Supreme
Court, is under consideration for appointment to
the United States District Court for the District
of Colorado.
As you may know, Bill Erickson was one of the
top prospects on my list of candidates for the
position of Special Prosecutor (together with Judge
Harold Tyler, now Deputy Attorney General) back in
May of 1973. I developed a high regard for him then
and subsequent associations in a number of different
connections have reinforced that regard. Before
going on the bench Judge Erickson was an experienced
trial lawyer, and I feel sure that he would make an
outstanding District Judge.
Sincerely,
Elliot L. Richardson
GERALD R.FORD LIBRARY
Some items in this folder were not digitized because it contains copyrighted
materials. Please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library for access to
these materials.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Jud
WASHINGTON
September 28, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR: PHILIP BUCHEN
FROM:
DOUGLAS P. BENNETT
SUBJECT:
Attachment
We may have our obstacles to clear but there
are others who have problems too.
FORD is LIBRARY 07V820
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
WASHINGTON
23 September 1976
Dear Doug:
I thought you might be interested in a sample of the
Colorado press reaction following Haskell's "blue slipping"
me.
One is a Denver Post editorial, a paper that was
generally supportive of my nomination. The other is
from a Democrat paper that has consistently opposed
me politically. They both end up at the same place.
Sincerely,
Donald G. Brotzman
Mr. Douglas P. Bennett
Director
Presidential Personnel Office
The White House
Washington, D. C. 20500
Dong
OF FORD LIBRARY
To:
9/27/76
THE DENVER POST
Founded on October 28, 1895 by F. G. Bonfils and H. H. Tammen
Helen G. Bonfils, Officer and Director, 1933-72
"Dedicated in perpetuity to the service of the people,
that no good cause shall lack a champion end that
evil shall not thrive unopposed"
DONALD R. SEAWELL, President, Chairman of the Board
CHARLES R. BUXTON, Executive Vice President, Editor and Publisher
EARL R. MOORE, Secretary-Treasurer
WILLIAM HORNBY, Vice President, ROBERT H. SHANAHAN, Vice President,
Executive Editor
General Manager
THE POST'S OPINION
Senator Haskell a Poor Judge
Sen. Floyd Haskell, D-Colo., has succeeded
Haskell's opposition to the appointment, of-
in killing the nomination of former Colorado
fered by President Ford, means the Senate Jud-
Rep. Don Brotzman for a federal judgeship.
ciary Committee will not clear the nomina-
tion.
This is politics as it is played, of course. The
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FORD
page 14 Rocky Mountain Journal September 15, 1976
Brotzman entitled to hearing
U.S. Senator Floyd Haskell has decided that
people, a quality which is not measured by law
former Congressman Donald G. Brotzman is
school standing or aptitude in the performance
"unqualified" for appointment to the federal
of the more arcane legal duties.
judiciary. Ergo, Brotzman is zapped.
Not all, but a reasonable proportion of
Haskell, of course, is entitled to his opinion.
federal judges should have been politicians.
He may also be right. But, Haskell has more
The judiciary is part of government. Judges are
than an opinion. Through perquisites granted
frequently called upon to order government
of
witness the school busing cases in