The southern district handled. for example. during the fiscal year 1938 on the generalmotion calendar 4.588 motions. 2.851 bankruptcy motions. and 2.211 discharges and compositions in bankruptcy. From July 1. 1938. to March 1939 there were 4.199 general motions. 2.188 bankruptcy motions. and 1.352 discharges and compositions. During the same period there was an avalanche of naturalization cases. There were 16.697 petitions for naturalizations. The court is woefully behind in handling naturalization proceedings. Applicants ready and anxious for citizenship must wait 2 years at times after filing their applications for final papers. due to the tremendous amount of work the judges are called upon to perform. and which superabundance of labor precludes appropriate asssignments to the naturalization part. It is rather anomalous that we hear frequently in the House many outcrys against the tardiness of aliens in embracing citizenship .and then we have hesitation to appoint additional judges to take care of these aliens pleading for citizenship. Judge Knox. an able. fearless. and hardworking jurist. testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that the criminal docket is loaded with cases that cannot be tried for many months.
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