The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-11
mo JUDGES NEEDED
|. ling Lawyers Favor Another
Superior Judge.
= MUCH BUSINESS FOR ONE.
..s.xed Court Basiness sna AboIi-
-. 81 Probate Courts Make
sueh Action Necessary.

...ss senate declined 70 ailow King eosnty
.s,.s.ssssI ts1Ke Of the superior eoaFt. The
- ssrse no Yesterday, when EiuneaEs biz
- sor the organization of superior
z. - asaeaded b. K8nehATs 70 give King
- - fn9lges instead 81 one The amend
=. rssnrously opposed, aud was finally
IA a. blil went 70 the engr0setux clerk
- rroytding any Eneans whetsyef for
-. ~ ehoked channels Of IBsfics in this
- re fact that the couT1 vas some niEn-
- Z rssss behind. and inst eases were fled
-. 49, sfsev conidsbe considered. did not
( -. - Iasxmens ef the sapisnt Lawmakers
s.s.sgsezs with leading attorneys show
- ssnfscent 10 favor Of 81 additional
= il ske superior eoaEt A few sample
s.sss kse given below
- n. lair Hi said. Eyes. there u need OF
..ssss ,usEe hers. one judge has not been
=. < Az tine In the last three o. fossF years,
Z So Business, which grows from day 70
mas mistake 20 suppose that four judges
4, territorial times did the business Row dc
- rs.gs the superior eoart. The fact Is.
Il - nj q the business now devolved upon
- s,sr.or court belonged 70 another iuFis3ie-
- ,ssn that % the district court and fur
- - (. that four territorial Judges we're
-, 3 keep ap with the business ia The terri
- Saya Three o. four years ago. when the
..eias,an Of the seFrifeey WAS about oae-hall
- / s now and the volume q the business
y Z. sksa half the docket began 70 gain uIsou
g seases ans increased from that day. The 81.
- e,srt docket Of this county wAa COO cases
kIs4 which was twu years good work. ct the
- 4 he admission of the state; and eases
y : raeslss il nov from day 70 day At the rats
s : a,.e eases 10 the judges ability % TT one,
.saa. Judge IiehtenbeFr dispatches business
sals aad w0rks Ike slave works, ia Iaet
4 - ~ t2et Is sure 20 break him down aud
s ases net keep half way up with the busi.
- TIE city a seaffle alone today has cases
4 sszafh Ia eoHrl. ia In corporate capacity. 20
.epons Judge AZ work for whole year. sosne
i - cases are hye OF eix years old. and are
q sssss nn the docket now because they never
~ Be reached All schemes of dispostng OF
; 4 az business b. abusing the city attorney
4 - aefesslng the salary OF that Office, ard *
s e percentages ead the ike. viii prove ut.
S istils until the city attorney can have 3
to eaFk IN, and 81 90 private parties, the
assesloa Of thsss business in court is simply
= II shs question. There ought 10 pc IA APP
phsmeng aow until tbs next general eieSsson "
a1scs AltefHey Rtrattnn said There Is 81
! ssssse necessity Tor another judge IN this
nsssg There Is no one man, do not care
- b b. who eaa attempt 20 keep up with The
3msnee a. the superior court II Is the poor
ssnn eh0 suffer most ia the delay Of Justice,
4 i 81 Is least AFFORD 10 wait Unless speedy
can he had. the situation viii constantly
~ verse. business Will fall more and more
f. gsxafz The new constitution makes IL
iesssafy that amounts involved 80 eases tn the
ssassioa OF justices OF the peare shall net ex
- $40, hefeiGsore II was 500. Again, eases
4ksflbs ealry and detainef. formerly Under
ksaEss Jurisdiction, are row obliged 10 so 10
superior court. So you see with the extra
Eaanf Of business thfown ga the superior
pas neether with tho constantly increasing
NsssieE. that one judge has mere than he eaa
paslby attend 70. !"
ealsaes Hasnes said MY views are vsry
psapaneed on the subject. Unless nn1sher
mrs . appointed Il viii amoHns 20 q practical
tsBsl d Justice In King county within year.
lszFn say thst before long an average OF ten
fsn aay VITA Be Sled ia the superior court.
AZ ncs mere than 10 per cent Of the business
81 be disposed 81. Atsoster Judge q an abso-
BE necessity"
Aessrs Turner 4 Burlelgh naid by all
|usass ~ need another superior judge for
kine county. speedy appointment should he
mads IN order 70 properly keep the business
knm falling - Ear behind There Is too much
spFk is,g aae man
judge n q siruve said II think the iegis-
asafe ought 10 provide for the election Of
ssashsr superior Judge next fall The business
eshe hyperion eenrt viii be largely increased
Y that Of the probate eoaFt, which viii cease 10
as Il the end Of TIE terra Of the present ia.
tazeent The situation would then Justify the
taplas meni Of lwo Judges bat not before that
tas feersAiniy think the legislature ought 10
Fnssae ief the election OF an Additional Judge
. % general election next fall