The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-02
THE LAW C0URTS-THE NEW JUDGES.

With the close OF the Old year and the opening Of
the the work OF the law courts OF TIE city Will
be renewed after tho holidays with fresh energy.
The accumulation Of for trial on the calendars
o! Inc several courts has been very considerable Of
late, owing in great measure to the upneaval
which local political system has undergone and
tho distraction OF the public mind consequent
thereon. The result OF the late election has sent
some Of the Old incumbenGs OF the Bench back TO
their Olices and to the resum ptiOn OF more active
II not important professional duties. We have
gwen full oicia returns OF the work upon the cal
cndars for the coming terms in each Of
the Courts, and the assignment or the
Judges Tor service thercOn. Some new men
take their places on the Bench to-day, and, with
the proverbial industry and application that Char
acterzes the newly appointed OF elected Official, 1t
ia TO be presumed that the work to be done viii be
accelei ated and pushed forward with new zeal and
commendable resolution. In he supreme Court
JUDGE GEORGE Q. BARRETT
takes the place Of Judge sutherland. The new In
| cumbent does not enter upon his high and import
| ant duties inexperienced 10 what the judicial
functions are. Judge Barrett first filed the office
OF Justice OF the Sixth District Court IN this city for
four years, and, from that position was promoted to
he Court OF Common Pleas, where he was associated
with Chief Justice Daly and Judge Brady-the lat
ter since elected the Supreme Court and tho for
mcr reelected to the position he has 50 long and
Barrett retired from the Common Pleas TO resume
the more remuncratiye duties OF his profession at
the Bar. me late prosecutions IN the courts
city officials have brought Judge Barrett INTO great
prominence, ana 80 gratifying 10 tho public mind
lions that at the late election he was trtumpnantly
elec.ed to ms present posltlon. beating ms oppo'
nens Led"ith BY an oyerwe oen1 majority
Two men-new to the exercise OF the judicial
on Deea eecea TO me Bench IN Of s
superior court, a result principally, II not alto
geaer due 20 the overthrow oo Of Inc Tammans
upon which Tammany was used to run
its aderents into once was utterly demolished
the first time In years. exercised the right 10 choose
for themselves whom they should vote into Office
bents the Bench OF the superior Court are Judges
John SedgwicA and William E. Curtis, elected on
OF judges Spencer and Jones, candidates Tor re.
election on the TaInnany ticket.
JUDGE SRDGwICK
was born In this city III 1922 and graduated az the
University OF the CITY OF New York IN 1s47. Admit
district Attorney on his retirement from which nc
entered into private practice In winch ne has been
was born IN IN MI Lcaned Conn., aOoas ls2' lie
Gurus Noyes, and was admitted to The bar in lsl7
that time with great assiduIty and success. me
only public ONCE ne mas hitherto ned has been
he was also president for Jour years.
CHIEF JUSTICE DAILY.
Court OF Common pleas as Chief Justice since 1857,
was reelected last election without opposition to
the bench whe a1 he HAS 10 long ana digit
parents October, 1910, and Is consequently lfy.slx
years old. his nrst study OF law was com
which lie was admitted TO the bar in 1859
HIS reelection has been source OF extreme gralii-
more particularly to The Bar, as his judicial dect
are regarded OF high authority, and the Court
over when he presdes Is the court OF last resort
oRe se~ YORK York VIC '''un''' INC Guy
MARINE CoURT-JupGE ALEXANDER sPAuLDINa.
Alexander Spaulding, vino has Just been elected
on the democratic reform ticket TO succeed Judge
Alker as Judge or The Marine Court, was born IN
Madison county, In this state about forty years
ago. lie was educated In Oneida county, ana gradu.
ated Hamilton College, Clinton, near Utica In ls46
and Entered the law Office OF billiard Fillmore who
was two years afterwards elected ny tIe WHY
ana became President BY the death OF General
Zachary Taylor. In 1s4s Mr. Spauldlng was adj
mned TO practice a. the Sen ana derm 81 the
went to Oshkosh, III Northern Wisconsin, where he
opened an ollce and Tor three years engaged sue
cessfulv IN the practice OF law. lie was then ap.
pointed Register OF the Land 01ice Ut Green Bay,
Wis. under Mr.. fillmore's administration, which
Pierce 10 The Presidency.
In 1858 he came to me city of New YORK and CON-
here maintaining good position at the Bar ever
since.
MIR. spauldings first candidacy for onlce was
against Judge Brady, when that gentleman was
elected the first time 10 the Common Pleas bench.
He was subsequently unsuccessIuliy Judge Bar
appointed Internal Revenue Collector for the Eighth
district III 1888. lie held this place just year,
his profession, in which he mas peen very success.
| fu Judge Spauding brings matured experience
the s &c o, e Ss yoie a OF his a eow S 10
| Gems have elected hun