Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-06-18
TIE VEN cOURT or arPEALs.
The Judges win Probably be Attired Il
Silk Gowns.

The new circuit court of appealai
which was organized in PhiladelIs
phia on Tuesday last, will consist ofn.
three Judges of whom two shall consti. \
tute a quorum. Section of the act Of 4
Congress of March Sd, 1891, establish d
ing the court defines its constitution asa
follows;
That the chief Justice and the associatessi,
justices of the Supreme Court assigned tns,''
each circuit, and the circuit judges Wlthlhf.
each circuit, and the several district judges,
within each circuit, shall be competent NJ
sit as Judges of the circuit court Of appeas I,
within the respective circuits ~ thos
manner hereinafter provided. IN case NV X
chief Justice or an associate Justice Oh lhei2
Supreme Court should attend nj any sess,
sion of the circuit court of appeals he shai
preside, and the circuit Judges IN attelu1N
ance upon the court in the absenct
of the chief Justice or associate lt'tlgeyl
of the Supreme Court shall presucl
in the order Of seniority Of their rcslec ~
commissions. In case the full court W
any time shall not be made up by ma
attendance Of the chief justice or an u.s. (
catc Justice Of the Supreme Court ANA tllel
Cuit Judges, one or more dlsIrirl Juuslk
within the circuit shall be competent Y sul
in the court, according 10 such order yth
provision among the district judges y
either by general or particular aSsiGlhlgli ~
shall be designated by the court I'VE
vided that no justice or judge he ~,
whom a cause or question may haNr ptNsqi
tried or heard in district court, or eYlsl Y
| ing circuit court, shall sit on the lrlal n N.
| hearing of such cause or question III we
circuit court of appeals. p,
The act of March 3D., 1891, proyidas,,
for the appointment of an Additions
circuit Judge for each circuit, but II,
none Of these appointments have yES
| been made, the court was orgalliAy 81
on Tuesday by Associate Justice Brafa
| ley Of the supreme Court. Judge AehYa
son, circuit judge of the third Girclit
and Judge Butler of the eastern dlstre
of Pennsylvania =,
In regard to the matter the PhilaaG, III
phia Times of Thursday says; In,
The judges of the new court VIII Welet
| black silk gowns of the same style as u "a
worn by the judges of the supreme C0u Ill,
| Judge Bradley of the Supreme Court sid
the United States has been in conlllnln
cation with Judge Acheson of the clrci
court, favoring the wearing OF the n al
and urging that the Judges of the tlTsG Ia
court also adopt it. The new court Nn.ni
consist of Judges Bradley, Achcs1h Up
| Butler. len
The Third circuit is composed Of lfd
districts of Delaware and New Jfrsrl
and the Eastern and Western dlsl[icN
of Pennsylvania The district lnaS
are: Eastern district of Pennsylyylah 81
Judge Butler; Western district Of fe g ell
sylvania, Judge Reed District o. I'm
Jersey, Judge Green; District OF nc
ware, Judge Wales. s0'
In speaking on the question OF
gown attire for the Judges, ~, shs
Wales replied to the reporters qutsupatt't'
in that direction that if Judge Acche;iieya
wore a silk gown, he Judge WayfEse
could hardly sec how he could ese' e V
attiring himself as his associates a. iw
they wear silk gowns while sitting mic
the court of appeals he must do ~ q
larly. ~