The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-26
SOONER rHAN EXPECTED.
How Judge Judd and His Friends Re
ceived the News-BiographicaI.

How Judge Judd and His Friends Re-
ceived the News-BiographicaI.
The first intimation received by Judge
Judd that he had been appointed United
States attorney for Utah came in the form
of wired congratulations from Judge
Norrell.
81 hardly expected it SO soon,'' re-
marked the judge, with bland smile, as
he placed the telegram in his hat.
Then came congratulatory dispa tch
from Governor West, followed by another
from Hon. G. G. Richards, and as the
news OF the appointment was circulated
about town, Judge Judd's Office in the
Central block was the scene of an en-
thusiastic jollifcation on the part of
scores of friends.
Judge Judd expects his commission to
arrive within week, when he will quail
ify and assume the duties of his office.
In this connection it may be stated that
Mr.. Varian received a reply to his letter
of resignation on Monday. The attor-
ney- general accepted his resignation, to
take effect upon the appointment and
qualification of his successor.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Hon. John w. Judd, Utah's new
United States attorney, is a self-made
man, and his success in life is demon
stration of what may be achieved by any
citizen of this free American country.
He was born and raised In Summer
county, Tenn. The educational facili-
ties of that region were extremely meagre
and. after acquiring all that could be
learned at the country log school house,
young Judd, at the age of IA, was APP
prenticed to q carriage maker. After
mastering this trade, he completed his
education. attending school in the winter
and working in the summer. In
this manner he educated himself,
and then taught school. 1t was while
teaching that he took up the study of
law, to which he devoted his evenings,
subsequently pursuing his legal studies
In the Office of his uncle, J. g. Stark.
He enlisted in the confederate army in
1861, at the age of 81, and served until the
close of the war III 1865. He participated
in many heavy battles, being severely
wounded at Battle Mountain. He was
twice captured, the second capture being
in June, 1854, after which he remained
prisoner at Camp Chase, o., until the
close of the war.
He was admitted to the bar in Robert
son county, Tenn, in May, 1866, and
practiced in partnership with his uncle
until 1878, when the latter was elected one
OF the circuit judges of the state. He con-
tinued the law practice until August,
1888, when President Cleveland appointed
him associate justice of Utah. He brought
his family to the territory, and liked
Utah so well that he determined to make
it his future home.
Judge Judd resigned the judgeship
when Harrison removed Judge Sanford
because his administration of the law was
''not in harmony with the policy of the
administration. Judge Judd felt that
he, too, was not in harmony with Harri-
sons administration, and resumed the
practice of his profession.
Judge Judd was one of the first to
recognize the propriety and desirability
of division on party lines in this terri
TORY, and has been one of the foremost
leaders OF the Democratic party since it's
organization. Hosts of friends through
out the territory will rejoice over his good
fortune and know that he will discharge
the duties OF his important office with
credit to himself and to the administers
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