The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-05-06
TWO JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS.

Judge John NJ. Robinson Promoted to be
| Chief Judge of the Court OF Appeals.
Gov Brown has appointed Judge
John NJ. Robinson t. be chief judge Of
the couro Of Appeals aud Hon, y. Hun.
| ter Boyd. 0f Cum bertrand to he chief
Judge OF tho Fourth Judicial Circuit of
Mary land boJh .. these position having
been m .da vacant By the appointment
Of Jadge Alvey in the Federal service.
To few governors has fallen the lot Of
making as many Judicial appointments as
Gov Brown. The appointments make
eight vacancies ii ali that nc has filled
since his incumbeucy sixteen months ago.
The other six are Judges Henry Lloyd
appointed July ,, 1892, to succeed Judge
Gold&borough in the First Circuit: Pere
L. Wickes appointed July 1892, to
succeed Judge Duffy of Baltimore Judge
Henry Page appointed September 10.
1892 to suoc5ed JUICE Irving, OF the
First Circuit; Judge Albert Richie,
appointed September "A 1892, 20 succeed
Judge William \. Stewart of Baltimore
Judge Charles Roberts appointed Oe5
o5er 3, 1892. chief judge Of the Fifth
Circuit to succeed Juss Miller; judges
James R,velI appointed October 1892,
to sue T.Ira Roberts IS asso ciate
judge of as FIirh Ciycuit.
SKETCH OF JUDGE ROBINSON.
Hon John Mitchell Robinson the new
cliof JuIga Of tas CJurC o; Appeals was
born in CaroiiAe county, December 2,
1921 Ia 1917 no graduated a Dick in
son college; studied law VITA Carmichael
u Btosn al Cvauevitle; was admitted to
tue bar in 1919, aud began the practice
OF law III Csutrevils. Ia January, 1851
under ths old Constitution, he received
from Attorney General r. J. Brent the
appointment Of depaty attorney general
tor Qlaen Agnas county. Il November
Of that We II the new Coas .ituti0u vent
Iuto feet aud under Is he was else ed
states attorney. Ia 1851 ms was elected
Judge of .- Circuit which comprised tbs
Counties Of Queen Aaues aud Kent.
La 1861 he vas elected judge OF the
Second Jud ciai Circuit, and again III
1852 both times without opposition
either in the convention OF at the polls.
Judge Robinson has been twenty eight
years continuously Oh the bench ii this
state For twenty five years OF this
time he has served as associate judge of
the Court of Appeals being the only
member now remaining of that tribunal
who was first elcted after the adoption
of the present Constitution. Duiipg
this service alter quarlsr 0! century
Judge Robinson has delivered upwards
of 400 opinions III this court alone which
II published together i'll books similar III
size to the Maryland Reports, would
make at least six volumes. Thes5
opinions covering multitude Of subjects
include among them some OF the most
important that have ever been handed
down By the court to she present time,
and rank admittedly with the strongest
and best utterances of the Court Of
Appeals. Should Judge Robinson Eli
out the remainder OF his present term
Jour yeats and half 10 will have served
longer CT the bench of lhis court than
any ether judge who has ever been
member of it since its erection in 1871,
and 1t may literally then be said that he
has had more to do with settling tire law
of the state of Maryland than any other
son within Ler borders.
The selection Of Judge Robinson be.
cause o. his ranking seniority in point
OF service was recognition of thaL
Custom wch has prevailed under similar
circumstances without breach from the
earliest app .iA.man's to tAe present time,
and which Tor Obvious roaso"s it would
seem wise to observe when possible.
Judge Robinson during his long service
as presiding judge o. the second Judicial
Circuit ana also as presiding officer Of
the Court OF Appeals, which he was
always designated b the Hon. Richard
Il. Alvey il his absence has acquired y
familiarity with the routine Of court
| business which enables him to transact
the same with the greatest efficiency and
despatch. This together with the dignity
and courtesy which have uniformly
characterized his conduct on the bench
and his meutal and physical vigor which
| after So aTdu0u5 u service remained
uuimpaired renders him peculiarly lifted
30 occupy permanently ihis high otti1e.