Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-09-06
The Judgeship.

The appointment of Hon. l.. 4. Emery as
Associate Justice meets with general APP
proval. We give below some additional
comments by the press;
Camden Herald Gov. Robe has ap-
pointed Hon l.. \. Emery Of Ellsworth, as
Associate Justice and Hon. John A. Peters
of Bangor, as Chief Justice Of the Supreme
Judicial Court of Maine. Mr.. Emery grad
ua,ed at Bowdoin College in 1861 has been
member of both branches Of our Leglsla-
ture. and served three wears as Attorney
General. He will. We believe. make an eN-
celent Judge.
RocNand Free Press Hon. Lucilius A.
Emery Of Ellsworth, has been nominated by
the Supreme Court by the expiration of the
term Of Chief Justice Appleton. Mr.. En-
ery j. a member Of the law firm Of Hale,
Emery X Hamlin of Ellsworth, and stands
al the head Of the bar Of Hancock County.
He wa. Attorney General of the State in
ls76-1-s, and discharged his duties with
credit. He has been a member of the Leg
islature. and in lSSl-2 was Senator for
Hancock County. As but two of the Su-
preme Judges afte: the appointment
of Mr.. Emerv-wil be located east of the
kennebec River. the claims Of locality could
no, well be overlooked in considering the
nomination for the vacancy. Hon. Enoch
Foster of Bethel, had strong support for
the position but his location was against
him. Mr.. Emery was strongly supported by
the bar in different portions Of the State
Somerset Reporter Hon. L. \. Emery,
Of Ellsworth has been nominated by Gov
ernor Robbie for Associate Justice to take the
10 hapch tho. WILL ha he
20ih of this September by the promotion of
Judge Peters TO be Chief Justice. Mr.. En-
cry is a man in the prime Of life and is not
u known officially TO the people of Maine
having served three wears as Attorney Gen
eral Of the State very creditably, and subse
quentlv as Senator from the County of Han
cock. He is a graduate of Bowdoin. suc-
cessful practitioner at the bar and will make
good Judge.
Termination Chronicle On Saturday,
Gov. ROBBIE nominated Hon. Lucilus A.
Emery Of Ellsworth, TO be Associate Justice
Of the Supreme Judicial Court to fill the va
cancy TO be caused by the expiration Of the
term of Chief Justice Appleton, Sept goth
next aud Judge Peters elevation to the
Chief Justiceship. The nomination Is no
surprise. as Mr. Emerv's name had been
prominently mentioned for the place and as
he is person well fitted by his attachments
and experience to fill the position with credit
to himself and to the State. For many
wears he has been the law partner of Hon.
Eugene Hale, and during the years 1876. ~
and '7S be vas the Attorney General of the
State. In the legislature Of 1882 he rep
resented Hancock County in the State Sen
ate. His name was prominently mentioned
tho Rarrh at no
time of appointment of Judge Symonds in
1878. Personally, Mr.. Emery is genial,
courteous gentleman. Of dignifed, though
cordial bearing.
Portland Transcript. There is very
general feeling of regret the; our State must
lose the service of the venerable Chief Jus
tice who has so long and so ably presided
over our courts. In selecting Judge Peters
as the successor Of Chief Justice Appleton,
and appointing Hon. L. A. Emery to the
place made vacant by his promotion. the
Governor has doubtless acted in accordance
with the prevailing wish of the bar Of the
State. Neither Peters nor Emery are new
men. but are well-known, able and respected
LAWYERS, who may be depended upon to sus-
tain the credit of our Judiciary.
Portland Adrertiser The Hon. Lucilius
A Emery. nominated for Justice of the
Supreme Court of Maine. is now about AZ
wears old. He was born in Carmel, Pen
obscot county, and educated at Bowdoin
college, where he graduated in 1861. He
read law in the Office of Hon. Albert w.
Paine. in Bangor. and began the practice Of
his profession in 1868. in Ellsworth, where
he has since resided. He became the at
torney in Maine of the famous Bingham
estate. and has been since 1859 the law
partner of Senator Hale. At one time he
was Associate Editor of the ELLSWORTH
AMERICAN, and has also served in the city
government, and has several times re-
presented his county in the State Senate
but his chief work has been in the line of
his profession. He has always had large
private practice, was city solicitor for
several wears. was afterward county at
torney, and in 1876, 1877 and 1878 was At
torney General of Maine. He has been for
twenty wears in active practice and his pro-
motion to the bench is the natural conse-
ouence of his successful career at the bar.
Boston Advertiser. The Hon. L. A.
Emery. whose nomination to the supreme
bench has peen announced, was born in
Penobscot county in 1910. He graduated
at Bovdoin in 1861, being contemporary
In college with Judge Symonds Of the
supreme court, the Hon. I. B. Reed,
member Of Congress from the Portland