The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-03
IT IS JUDGE FALLIGANr NOW.
Gov. Gordon Teiegraphs the Appoint
rnent of judge Adams Successor,

Gov. Gordon Teiegraphs the Appoint
ment of Judge Adams Successor.
The commission of Capt. Robert FALL
CANT as Judge Of the superior court for the
eastern circuit, to succeed Judge A. p.
Adams, is doubtless on its way from At
lants, and will probably reach Savannah
by mail to-day. Senator duBignon received
telegram from Gov. Gordon, dated at
New York, yesterday, stating that he lad
telegraphed to the executive department TO
commission Capt. Falligant, and the gov
ernor added that he took pleasure in direct
ing his appointment. Gov. Gordon also
sent personal telegram to Capt, Falligant
| of the same tenor, and telegraphed to Judge
Adams his regrets at the lattsr's leaving the
bench, and announcing that Judge Adams
wish that Capt. Falligant should be APP
| pointed would be realized.
| The appointment OF Capt. Falligaut was
unanimously recommended by the bar, and
receives its hearty commendation. The
| judge-elect was congratulated on every
| hand yesterday afternoon.
Capt Falligant is an able lawyer, and as
council for Christ church in its litigation
with the city for portion Of the old ceme-
| terry grounds on South Broad and Abercorn
| streets, be has won his points at every stage
| of the proceedings in the supreme court,
| although the lower court and almost the
entire bar differed with him in the court
| below.
The new judge is native of Savannah,
and was born Jan. ~, 1899. He is a son of
the late Louis N. Falligant. Capt. FALL
CANT took bis first course Of studies at Chat
ham academy, in this city, and from there
he attended the University of Virginia,
where he was pursuing aud had about COM
pleted his studies when the war broke out.
He Immediately enlisted in the Southern
/ Guards Of Charlottesville. Va, and accom-
panied the corps when it capt
ured Harper's Ferry during The
time when the Virginia convention
was in session. When the Southern
Guards were called home he enlisted in the
Albermarle artillery, and was afterward
transferred TO Cults battalion of Geor gia
artillery. He was promoted to lieutenant
of the battalion by Gen. r. E. Lee on the
battlefield of Sharpsburg for signal
bravery, as be sat his horse during the
entire engagement and was conspicuous for
his valor. He afterward served as an artil-
lery officer in Milledge's battery and after
the battle of Gettysburg was transferred to
Fraser's battery.
AT the close of the war Capt. Falligant
returned home, and in the spring of 1865
entered the law Office of Law g. Lowell, of
which Judge Berrien had been the original
head as a student, and in January 1865, he
was admitted to the bar. After the death
of Judge Law, Capt. Falligant was ad-
mitted into the firm, which was known as
Lowell d Falligant, and he was been
actively engaged in the practice OF law up
to the time of his appointment to the
bench.
Capt. FalliganJ has been twice elected to
the legislature, and served one term in the
Senate. He was for seventeen years cap.
tam of the Oglethorpe Light Infantry
which position he resigned a few months
ago.
His wife is a daughter of the late Edward
Thomas. prosperous merchant of Augusta,
and he has two daughters Capt. Fall
CANT is deservedly popular, not only on &C
count of his legal ability, intellectual at
tainmeats and ripe scholarship, but by
reason of his affable manners and his pleas
ing social qualities, which have endeared
him to a wide circle of friends.