The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-17
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Sew Befors shs Lextsiature.
TIE problem a ctstfinx down the ex-
penses Of the judicial department OF the
gcvermnenf IL now receiving consider
abse attention. and has been brought
before the legislature by the governors
MESA sc. : IL thouzSt that successful
resrenchmenk may be secured Ia the su-
perior courts by re6istrscszng the state
ana thereby Iesseninx the number OF
Judges on the bench. There are now
swenty-four superior Judges for the
thirty-fo1r couusses OF the state. and the
salary c{ each il Fixed ~ $,ep0 per year.
The 5uascxal department 10 in this respect
somewhat singular 40 compared with
other departments. the salaries OF clerks.
sheriffs. auditors and all county officials
being regulated according to population.
In King county the heriff receives the
same salary as a superior judge, and has
an advantage, from q financial point OF
view in that he In given the contract for
boarding tina county prisoners, which Is
supposed to Yield a fair income.
The above matters have been made
subject Of thought by Judge Osborn. OF
this city. who believes a decrease in the
terial saving 10 the state; but IL the pres
ent system OF districts Is TO be MAIN
tanned he thinks the salaries should be
eQuaEzed and made proportional to the
amount OF responsibility placed upon the
judges. The state. in his opinion. should
be classified for judicial purposes the
same as in other respects, and the sal
aries Of the judges who have much to do
should be increased. and the salaries OF
those who do little made proposaionaxeay
small. This could be accomplished with
out Increasing thu aggregate EXPENSE.
and. in fact. womb he al.ax the line of
the recommendation Of Coy. McCSraw to
consolidate some ~ she judicial DISTRICTS.
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to have court without terms. the judge
could easily arrange to cover the terri
tory assigned to him. Take Clallam and
Jefferson counties. for instance. One
judge, 1t seems to me. could attend 70
all the litigation of both, and then not
have half the amount OF labor imposed
on him as is imposed on each OF the
Judges OF King county.
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