The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-08
THE BENCH And TIE BAR.
"reminiscences Of Yireinia'S Famous
Judges and Ju'iSts.
HON. ]. RANDOLPH FUCKERS ADDRESS
Tho Full Toxt of His speech at tho bhoqnet
Of the bar Association In Honor Of
the New Members Of the Supreme
Court OF Appeals Of virgins.

address delivered last night by hon. j.
Randolph Tucker at the banquet OF inc
Bar Association rendered 10 the new
members OF the new Supreme Court OF
Appeals:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen OF the
Richmond Bar Association:
Your kind h.vitatiCn 20 gave TO you my
"reminiscences Of the BcnUh and baI Oh
Virginia was a pleasant assurance lhh',
"A the quiet seciusion Of my professional
life | sun lived In the memory y we
bar, TO association with "hlch was Hls'
admitted on the 10Th OF January ioh' IN
the Hastings Court OF tins CITY am
n veteran with more than seini-centehhldl
memories. A half century. how crowded
with tremendous events. how tull Oh so
oial. poltical and professional changes
radical changcs-how bright with STIRRING
predictions OF conflict In the lists OF inc
forum with the Chevaliers or the VIZ
sinIa Ear, while eminent Judges held In
even balance the Scales oil Justicc LOT
the decision OF the contests. judges ana
lawyers whose names and fame II is
our sacred duty 30 embalm In our hearts
forever.
In october. 1855. my honored and be-
loved father then president Of the Court
OF Appeals, brought his family to res de
IN Richmond. He had seven sons, OF
whom an old wag said 10 my father as
We were following him: Judge. j nope
they are not Ike the seven plaques Oh
Egypt"
vas old enough TO take interest in
the forensic contests Of that s2lcndld
era; and while ! can tell but little OF me
legal problems involved, IN" faces ana
nersonnc! of judges and lawyers are I'M
pressed on my memory as living pictures
IT, OH corpT.
t., old Court OF Appeals was he'd in
VIII the present Senate chamber. inc
fivo Judges sitting i'm common zeal
arm chairs each at bis own NIUE 'dole
,hroc on one side OF tho large hre'Pace
and two on the other Behind a pla u
curved bar covered with gray 'iolh
STRETCHED along the front OF inc scpar-
ated seats OF the judges stood ana ar
yued tho mon whose genius ana 'dih-
ing were worthy Of the tribunal ana OF
this venerable Commonwealth.
H. ny minds eye | see them now Ny
father. then in his prime. sal hearvS'
fb1 Gre-place. Next to him ] can sec the
s,osu but erect figure. surmOunted by
the bald and wel-developed hcad OF
I francis 7, Brooke. who held his seat
from 1911 10 1851 Next to him sat me
noble and dignified judicial form OF VII
Ham III. Cabell, an ex-governor ana
who. ', IN Judge Brooke. was judge oI
that court Tor lofty NedIS. vi wv ''i'''
sidc [ see the calm, consideratc ana cam
estlv conscientious face Of pabney car
fp which qentleness and tiI mncSS were
blended IN beautiful harmony. once cndh-
Cellor and then Judge of THIS court rom
1904 10 his death. January \. Not Ana
next 10 him see the vigorous i"ce,
strongly marked with common sense dnd
integrity. OF William BrockcnbrouSh' ior
,oar'v years an eminent Judge on the cir
rnit and of the General Court. ana then
a iudre OF this court from 1894 until MS
isg7 Judge Richard Z. Parker. who
had been an able circuit Judge 'or many
years, and was then United states sen,
ator was elected 10 I'LL the place OF
- Jndse arr, and at his death. in 1870
yIdec tasr 4 AMI1l.n.-aa4 elected to sue
read him ard Temained on the bench hh-
an the civil power became subord nate 10
the military power. in 1860. friof 10 MS
accession to the bench, however hopeil
Stauard had been elected 10 ms roJTt
in place of Judge peterborough Vn 'le
resi-nation Of my father Judge BrlScoe
- E,id,vip succeeded 10 his place, and
Tndca CabeU became president OF the
ourt ON tho death Of Nudge Stanard, III
1876 (he died with paralysis, pen IN manu-
writing his unfinished, yet NaluapIe. ol'Iu-
ION I'm VERIFY vs.. Lynch, william Ddtie''
an eminent LAWYER at the Lyme houIe
bar. succeeded him, and held the poSiloh
,,ntiI military edict removed him lie was
,h. SON of the eminent circuit judge,
William Daniel whose character mas Icit
as IMPRESS on the judicial history OF the
State
INV CoUR-.
After the now Constitution of lc50-2, by
The death Of JUICES Cabel, hrooh' d"u
Baldwin. the court became constituted VI
the following iudges: President A'lo''' WIN
Taniel Aoncurc. Lee ana S9nluCi' 40
associate Judges and they consututel th'
court when, IN 1884, as NttofhtF-''o" 49,
my official relations To the Judges pIouEu'
,oo into closer and delightful personal m
,.rcourse with them. And when JuuSe
Samuels, after faithful ScTlce OH nv
court dted IN 1883. there came upon III"
bench my old friend, a pupil al ti'e 'n'-
N.rs,tv of Virginia of my lather ul' no"
living and eminent jurst William D. itop-
ertson, whose place iii the front ta"h vi
the profession III virginia - 0o"O' ~
all .o,-
Tho Military Court, during the recon
struction era / never saw. ana knew put
one of IT'S judge. Let II pass. lheS hau
been madc 10 Superscde the Court oil the
Pierpont Dynasty. composed OF the Nehtr-
ahle President Moncure. Judge William l.
JoVnes and Judge Lucas L. 1noinpsoh'
hut he. dying very soon. ms place was
sunnlied nv Judge Alexander lives.
IIoou the organization of the court under
the Constitution of 1870, T. was consul
tinted OF President Moncurc. ana Joyhes'
christian. Staples and Anderson. judge
Iovnes died lamented by the profession
as a Judge of marked native ability, ana
Of varied and accurate learning, ana
Judge Wool Bouldin succeeded for Few
wears OF distinguished service untli his
death. when the yet living Edward T.
Burks succeeded him for too short term
of service: another Of my old college
mates and a graduate with Judge Robert
SON In law under my father IN lSi2.
OF tlis able court. all of whom rave
,asyed away. but Judges christian ana
Staples. the record of their decisions con-
Vey an estimate which makes thcm "of-
INV of their hcnorcd prcdecc ssors. Their
nraise IS voiced hV the profession Tor
Iearn,ns. ability and integrity.
rHy RECENT COURT.
Though have occasionally practitcd
hcfore the court whose term Is Just ended.
/ was TOO little brought INTO professional
and personal relations with them, ANA
their record rs too recent To be the proper
subject OF "reminiscences by seotuaSe-
marian.
Bat | personally knew, some OF them
Intimately. all very we'll. every judge
who has occupied a seat on the appellate
bench since October. 1875: and since lSol
my personal relations to all, my eoFdiai
friendship for many OF them, has linked
me TO us personnel with bonds never 10
De broken.
or the Judges of the ancient court-of
Edmund pendlcton. the president OF the