The record-union., 1895-02-19
CONVENIENCE TO ALL LIlIGANHS
Also Real Saving Of Expense to the
County.
More Lawyers Give Their Reasons for
Favoring the Bill for Another
Superior Judge.

To a reporter Yesterday w. A. Anderson
said, whenIasked for his views on the sub
ject: 1.-The great increase in litigation in
this county has created a necessity for
third Superior Judge. From my own
knowledge the two Judges have to work
nights and Sundays in order to keep pace
with the court business, and even with
this extra labor the calendar cannot be
kept clear.
1T is an economic measure, and will
be of great saving to litigants, much
more than any additional costs of the
court and machinery. If the laborers'
eight-hour rule should be employed or
invoked in the cases of our Judges it
would take two, or perhaps three, more
to do the business. There should be one
Judge to try all criminal cases, and then
our County Jail would not be filled for
months with persons awaiting trial. 1t
| would also save thousands Of dollars
annually i'll jury and foreign witness
fees.
THE constitutional amendment pro-
posing 10 create a kind Of floating or
Itlnerant court is most impracticable and
not IN line with any advanced ideas re-
garding our judicial system. From my
reading OF the Constitution 1 can find no
inhibition against Judges from one
| county holding court in another, even
while the home Judge or Judges are sit
ting upon their benches. l believe that a
fair construction OF the organic law Will
admit OF a local Judge calling upon a
nelghboring Judge to hold court at the
same time with him. The Governor can
also order Judge from another county
| to relieve any court while the home
Judge is sitting"
SENATOR HARRIS VIEWS.
! Senator E. G. Hart expressed himself
as strongly in favor of the bill TO create a
new department Of the Superior Court,
| and against the proposed constitutional
amendment, which would overturn the
present excellent judicial system Of the
State.
He thinks third Judge would effect
| great saving in cost to the county. 10 liti-
CANT, and to jurors and witnesses, fully
enough TO offset the expense OF conduct
ing another department.
AS to the other measure, his objections
are similar to those offered by so many
other lawyers.
ENTITLED To ANOTHER JUDGE.
sacramento County certainly is en-
titled 10 another Superior Judge" said
Harry G. SouIe. That an action i'm
court be given due consideration and
study by the trial Judge, and be de-
NCA iiiAISI NlblilI q IGGSOnaDl6 time, IS
right to which the public and litigants
are entitled. They expect the court in
each case TO thoroughly analyze the evil
dence and make a careful research of the
law, but how can this be done while liti-
giants are insisting upon their constitu-
uonal right, namely-a speedy trial?
"Ot all institutions the halls of Justice
should be the last TO be blocked by anv
! pretense Of economy. No person knows
how soon he may be called upon to an
pear IN court as party TO an action, and
when the time does come he is anxious
to have his case speedily determined.
When the date fixed for trial arrives, the
great number Of witnesses who appear
III response to subpenas are notified to
appear at later date, to which the case
has been postponed and all because
other Iitigants are waiting for the trial of
cases previously instituted.
The great expense which necessarily
follows these cOntinuances can be saved
II Sacramento County comes forward
with her claim before the Legislature"