The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-05-15
THE JUDICIARY.

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We have been presented by the
Hon. A. f. Judd, Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court, with copy of
his report to the Legislative Assem-
bly,, for the two years ending Decem-
ber 81, 1885. Statistically, the re-
port is a compile to exhibit Of the bus-
ness of the Supreme, Intermediary,
Circuit, Police and District Courts
of the Kingdom, during the period
above named. The only changes
which have taken place on the bench
were, the death of the Second Asso-
ciate Justice, b. ii. Austin, on the
5th day of July last, and the APP
pointment of his successor, Hon.
Edward Preston, on the 9TH of the
same month. Reference is made to
the new departure of the clerks OF
the Supreme Court mentioned some
time ago, in the BULLETIN, in the
registering and numbering of all
cases tried in the Court since its
foundation. The law library has
been increased to 2,445 volumes,
and new catalogue prepared. The
number of criminal cases tried in
all the courts of the Kingdom is
given 9,6S2, decrease from the
previous two years of 439. The
convictions were 7,454, of which
2,376 were for drunkenness, acquit-
tails 2,22S. The number Of civil
cases was 6,094, an increase Of SO
over the preceding biennial period.
There was paid into the Treasury by
the Supreme Court, during the two
wears ended March 81, 1856, in
fines and costs, Sl3, LOO, being
So, ,147.56 more than in the cor
responding period next preced,
ing. The fines and costs, from
other courts so far as reported, tc
December 81, 1885, are: 2nd Cir
cult, Maui, Molokai and Lanai
S2,l95.O4; 3rd Circuit, Hawaii
S2,617.9O; 4th Circuit, Kauai
S612.6O; Police Court, Honolulu
(not reported); Lahaina, SLAB.
95; Wailuku, S6,0l5.S7; Hilo
s2,292.4O; Kohala, Sj,633.SO; Ii
hue, S2,234.O5; District Courts
Oahu, 81, ,454.32; Maui, 5,G3S.33
Hawaii, 81, ,S14.33; Kauai, Sc ,3O9.
rs; total-S47, 264.34. The eX
penses of the Department amounte,
to 81, ,65O.79, provided for by til
legislative appropriation of 1884
$4,000, allowance by the Cabinet i
July last S2,5o0 and an advance
by the Supreme Court of Sl5O.7!
The number of attorneys in tn
Kingdom, licensed to practice la
in all the courts, is 4S, of whom 2
are native Hawalians. There haN
been licensed to practice in IL
lower courts 6S persons, and 4
these are of foreign blood.
The chapter on 'Police and Di
trict Judges" is probably the pa
Of His Honor's report in which IL
public are most particularly col
cerned, dealing as it does with pra
tices of the most pernicious chara
ter and against which the constit'
tions and statute laws of both Gre
Britain and the United States hay
long ago established lmpassab
barriers, the only exception heiI
that, in the United States, judg
secure appointment by popular vot
Following is the learned Judge
charge to the "assembled wisdom
on this subject
"There is good reason to fear tn
in some districts the Justices n
accessible to corrupting influences
not to actual bribes. Such charg
are, however, easy to prefer al
exceedingly difficult to substantial
But where there is in any COZ
munity a common feeling of distrr
of the integrity of the Court
which all must come for redress, t
evil is almost as great as whe
actual dishonesty should be prove
Confidence in he Courts of justi
is essential to the repose of the COZ
mupity.
The Magistrates have been, sin
the Act of 1882, appointed by t
several Governors without referen
10 the Justices of the Suprer