The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-13
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The Truth About tho Present Judicial
Situation as Viewed by an Attorney.
SEATTLE, Jan IL.
To THE Enron: Although there has
been much discussion of late among attor-
neys and in the public press concerning
the crowded condition OF the docket of the
superior eonrt of King county and the
necessity of an additional Judge for
that court, 10 is not believed that
either the members of the legislature or
the general public can be aware of the
extent 20 which the present court is over
whelmsd or the utterly hopeless outlook
for the future unless a speedy remedy is
provided. The mere statement, however
suggestive. that there are at present about
l 90 cases pending. gives no idea Of the
checked and damned mp caFrent of justice.
which instead Of being cleansing stream
has become the instrument OF public
wrong. Without sny desire 10 magnify,
but rather undertaking the evils of the
present condition Of business VI the
superior court. let US coolly look the
situation over and sec What Il really is.
First, II the present judge should give no
time to the making % his issues in new
cases hereafter brought. and should devote
his entire time 90 the trial az eanses al.
ready npon the docket he could probably
dispose OF two eases per day, on an average
ANY trial lawyer wilt hear witness that I
have placed the average 90 high Al that
rate. surprising the judge shall work three
hundred DAYS IN she year. he could dispose
Of the csd eases ia little less than two
years. But instead 81 giving his whole
tiaae te the trial Of old eases the court gives
ore dAy os each week who'll 80 the making
81 issues in eases not set reaav for trial;
thAs Is. ere sixih OF the Whole year In
practice tins has bern found 10 be wholly
insufficient for shat purpose, and the way
ia which issues are forced 10 he made on
account at the want 81 tinae Ia consider i'm.
portrait questions Of Law. Is = fruitful
saurce VI the Eravesi Injustice. Important
rtehss are g,sessesi a.. Dos determined, and
questions that oasht 80 ~ settled are sim.
piv sl0rrsd over and postponed.
8Fst insteasi IL The other Avs-ssxths az She
cosSrt tine hssng avsaahss Tor TIE trial Of
gls sending eivss causes. tire Hxss af Grim.
ira ees.ness crowds everything else aside
As1& oocGFsies Almost TIE entire time ~ the
court. Indeed. / ana informed bv the prssS-
ecas}ng attorney thai the criminal business
az Ming county wiA ooeupy al the time
taSt one ooert can possibly gre to tho trsal
81 causes. hare no aoSsk os the entire
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