The record-union., 1895-01-26
SHALL THERE Be A THIRD JUDGE? ?
Lawyers All Declare That There Ought
To Be.
The Bar Association to Present Me-
mortal to the Legislature-Too
Much Work for Two Judges.

A meeting of the Sacramento Bar AS
sociation was held at the Courthouse yes
terday afternoon to take action relative
to the bill now before the Legislature for
the creation of another Superior Judge
of this county.
There was large attendance of attor-
neys, and the meeting was called to order
by General A. l.. Hart He read from an
article in the evening paper which stated:
"The trouble seems TO be that Judge Cat
lin, in his time one Of the ablest jurists OF
the State, is not physically able to at
tend to the business Of his department"
Mr.. Hart said the assertion was false, and
that Judge Catlin, who is an honored
member of the bench, was vigorous
enough to handle his share of the work
of the Superior Judges.
S. S. Holl was elected Chairman, and
A. M. Johnson, Secretary.
Robert L. Deviin said the meeting
should take such action as would place be-
fore the public retutation Of the charges
against an honored member of the asso-
citation. Every member, he said, must
have read the published allegation OF
Judge Catlin's inability to cope with the
work before him. He moved that COM
mittee Of five be appointed to draw up
resolutions to answer the reference to
Judge Catlin's ability to dispose OF the
cases on the calendar in his department,
and the motion was carried.
Judge J. w. Armstrong said he was
importuned, when he was on the bench,
to accept a denomination for the Superior
Judgeship, but he declined it on the
ground that the work was too laborious.
No two Judges, he said, can do justice TO
themselves and 10 the Interests OF the
public.
On the committee to prepare the resolu-
tions the Chair appointed Robert L. Dew
lin, j. w. Armstrong, g. II. Oatman, w.
A. Anderson and w. A. Gett, Jr.
General Hart moved that committee
OF five be appointed to collect data in sup
port OF the bill for new Judge, and pre-
sent the same to the proper committees
of both branches OF the Legislature. The
committee was atterWard Increased to
seven, and the Chair appointed as such
committee A. L. Hart, Alvin j. Bruner,
Z. L. Jones, a. NJ. Johnson, f. d. Ryan.
w. NJ. Sims aud A. c. Hinkson.
On motion of w. A. Anderson. it was
declared the sense of the meeting that
there should be third Superior Judge
for this county.
An adjournment was then taken until
o'clock this afternoon, when the attor-
neys OF the city will sign memorial to
The Legislature praying that body TO pass
the bill providing for an additional Su-
perior Judge.
The subject was fully discussed, show
ing that the lawyers of the city are in IA
vor of increasing the number Of Judges
Those present were: a. L. Hart. VIM.
NJ. Sims, Robert L. Devlin, J. G. Jones,
Q. w. Baker, Il. G. Ross, }. o. Prewett,
j. Frank Brown, c. Z. Jones, a. N. Sey-
mour, a. c. Hinkson, a. De Ligne, W.
w. Rhoads, j. W. Hughes, a. NJ. john
son, John c. Catlin, K. Platnauer, C. E.
Elliott, w. P. Harlow, Alvin Bruner, c..
81. Oatman, f. L. Van Fleet, II. NJ. La
Rue, Jr,, n. W. Johnson, George O..
Davis, P. S. Driver. j. w. Armstrong,
Henry Starr, C. II. Beckwith. w. A.
Anderson, c. II. March, G.. Z. Maydwel,
J. h. McKune. w. a. Henry, II. @.
Soule, Jr., W. S. Bliss, w. A. Gett, Jr,
9. f. Gardner. w. II. Humphrey and
Lincoln White.