New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-17
THE NEW COURT ORGANIZED
SIMPLE BUT IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY.
ADDRESSES by MIR. JUSTICE BLAroHFoRD AND

ADDRESSES by Mr. JUSTICE BLATcHFoRD AND
JOSEPH II. CRoATE-THosE PRESENT
Mr.. Justice Samuel Blachford, OF the United states
Supreme Court brcathed the breath of life into the
Circuit Cost Of Appeals Of the Second Circuit yester
aay morning In the Federal Building. The ceremony
was short and simple, but imposing. At ii ociooA
the large courtroom in the north end Of the iouiV'
noor Of tho building was packed with lawyers "ho
wished to attend the opening of the new court 'o'
A. Shields announced 1.-The Associate Justce VI 'n0
United states supreme Court and the Judges VI Vne
United States Circuit Court Mr.. Jusucc DiaV0"O"
and Judges william J. Wallace and T. Henry Aao"nOo
entered the courtroom. Tile audience arose as inc
three judges, clad in long black rooeS, tooA 'n '0
at tho bench, Mr.. Justice Blatchfou In Vne hi"u40'
Judge Wallace 10 his right anu 'uuee
Lacombe to his left District 'uuscS Doir
cdict, Brown and Coke tooh oo .,'a'-
the railing. The three judges looked well In ucH
GOWNS Dir Justice Blatchford made an address, DC
scbng the jurisdict0l Of the new court ana te eA'
igency which caused its creation
Joseph A. Ohoate then responded for the bar al one
request of tho judges lie began with Wious !"
lex Senator William NJ Evarts the author OF ''e @0''
saving that the establishment Of the new court was
fitting close TO dr. Evsrts's long ana hohoidOIc
"a legislator Mr. Choate dwclt on the desraSinty OF
M sn..d, administration OF justice and Of the great
good the new court would accomplish The audience
listened with evident interest 10 Mr.. Choate ~ ha'
been hoped that ex senator Evarts himself Wouiu Ut
liver an address but he was not IN the eiN'
John A. Shields the popular clerk Oh INC Ol0ui'
Court was appointed clerk Of the new COURT sOlu Me'
of once sworn in II Is understood that Mr. shieius
yas apponted on account his great experience ana
that ne will hold tho ooe only for year or tWo' JIG
has been employed In the Circuit C0urC for trty-sA
wears and has an acquaintance and popularity among
LAWYERS that are probably not surpassed by toSe Oh any
ore eJse I'm the CITY, About every lawyer present came
nm 70 shake hands with Mr.. Shields when court adj
4onrned 10 congratulate him. and he knew teem all by
name. In fact Mr. SHIELDS seemed TO be the central
npare Of the OCCASION He Is not only extremely
popular. but his knowledge OF Federal procedure Is
unusually extensive
AUGUSTUS c. Tate OF Brooklyn was appointed mar
sb,l ue WAS born In this city In 1850 ana was d
major in the War lie was United States Marshal IN
Jr,oalyn from 1853 to 1887. Edison u Marshall, VINO
has been employed in the Circuit and DlsIIct courts
10. fourteen years, was appointed Ciier Inc court
adjourned to meet on the last Tuesday in octoDer'
The Judges presented fine appearance as they LEFT the
court room Among those present were e. T. beaiilai'
R.d,ert d. benedict J. ". G. leverage, eA-Juoscs
Horace Russell and A J. DttenhOeicr JabSh Homes,
IT, rosvenor Lowrey J. P. Brooks, Frederic II. beVs'
Marshal j. W. Jacobus, c, B. smith, Jom .. Mot1
Maxwell Evaris Charles D. Baker, J. Z. krlln Abr%ih
/ Rose InIted states DstrictAG,Oiney EoNaIu MIt0n
ali n G. rlat Alexander GilchIiSt, Thomas Alex
ander Charles A. eSs, Joseph NJ Dcne l., ~ VMetd'
Inn.l,us Van SantvOOrd, abraham V an SanuVooIo,
Ldward g. Benedict george a. Di'T Iqsnrv Ward
Cna les N. HOlsh John fIOc.of tlIno' 'oseF =,
MOshc }. ~ iy land James j. MacAI4!' AnSq nn d.
stewart, Horace barnard A D. iVuu, h' (11:ries q
kIIil;ngham Daniel O'COnncl, john Ii. '. ArhoId'
Thomas Greenwood and Richard y. Dyer