New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-05
for the delay or defeat Of the reform bills wh'ch
the people demand:
7UF NEV JUDICIAL SYSTEM.

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The advantages Of the new State CONSTITUTION
odop,oI last November can scarcely rs !e' We
fuII,, realized The most important vi '"'
changes and reforms effected are those reia'iis
70 thc Judiciary. which do not become opera'Nc
until next January Yet the DEMENT'S 'ha' are W
dow from thc revision Of the Judiciary Ar'icle
oro already casting their shadows before. ana II
:; ,o, ,oo carly to recognize some Of their feat
urcS.
The selection which Governor Morton mas re-
Gently made Of the justices VINO are 10 ''"'"
turc the Appellate Division OF me SUPP
Court in this city is timely, ana except Pc'"'p'
in one particular-thc failure to recognize ''o
claims Of Judge Foet-s not open To cr''Io'S'h
Judcc Van Brunt was Of course, the approPrr
ate and logical nominee for the place OF fresiu
ing Justice and TO have designated any other
would have been not only to fail to recognize his
efficient and able direction of the work OF the
General Term in NcwYork City for many years
but would have been a genuine disappointment
10 the members Of the bar. Besides the Presd-
ing Justicc the Governor had six other dcsigna-
tons to make for This Appellate Division. The
Constitution permitted him to choose three of
them from outside this city. As all the judges
have left the Republican judges minority III
tho Appellatc Division. but it would have di-
vidcd the court politically as nearly as possible
Instead of adopting his course, the Governor
nominated five JUDGES from this district ana
only two from the rest of the state.
Justices Dwight and Williams have cs'ab-
lishcd judicial regulations that make theih WEI
come additions 70 the bench in this city. but II
Ia, ,hn ar
bench. the claims If Judge Follctt. in view Of
his record in the Second Division OF the Court
of Appeals and more recently in the General
Term of this city. could hardly have been DIS
regarded; and that his name was not in the list
Of those selected WIS 4 surprise ana source OF
regret TO many besides his political friends But
aside from this consideration. no better deSigna-
lion could have been made for the remaining
four places than those of Judges Barrett. lngra-
ham, Patterson aud O'Bricn. They will he
greatly missed at trial term. and. in fact. the
places II some Of them cannot easily he filled.
especially in the trial Of equity causes. The
new Intermediate court Of appeal will, however.
because. Of the character of the men composing
II. begin its work with The full confidence Of
the community that II will be- able cncciually
ro carry out the judicial reforms contemplated
in the adoption 81 the revised Constitution.
That Governor Norton has made tn" dcsigna-
ton of the Justices t. compose this court non"
too soon is apparent when the nature of their
preliminary Labor. Is considered AZ III" end
# This year the superior Court AMI Court ~
Common Pleas cease To exist. the offices of their
clerks ar" abolished and the Judges themselves
become Justices ~ the Suprrn" Court. win
The three now Justices 10 bc cl"c'"d next Novem-
bor there will b" seventeen Justices II the Su-
prcmr Court i'm addition To th0S" composing the
Appellate Division Appropriate legislation will
become Immediately necessary giving Ia tn" Ap-
pca'c Division thc requisite authority To organ
lzc This great judicial department upon a proper
vork.u. basis and Ia control lis operations.
The Constitution coufcr~ the right 10 max" Is
sgnmcnis 81 justices 1T special and trial terms.
hut more than this Il essential Much of III"
benefit contemplated 10y The revision ~ the
Judiciary Article would be- lost II the Appellate
division IN Ncw-York should not have ample
mower ~ regulate the details ~ m" vnst bust
ness ~ the Supreme Court. Tn" Legislature
should not bc slow -. niggardly in granting
such needed legislation.
II This authority i promptly given. IN" com
mun.ty will witness within little more than Il
wear The good results Whatever may be- IN"
arguments I'm favor II IN" existence ~ tire"
hish courts II equal jurisdiction in this city me
dispatch Of business and III" prompt trial "f
CAUSES i not one If them II IN" business man
who has frequent litigation on his hands per
c.iv,s no other good in thc consolidation 81 IN"
courts effected 10y the new Constitution. he VIII
quickly recognize il when lac finds under the
new system not only that his cas-" can h" more
promptly reached for trial. but that many OF III"
har,ishi incident To appeals and new tralS
have disappeared