New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-28
THE NEW COURT SYSTEM
ASSIGNMENT OF JUSTICES FOR THE COM
ING YEAR.
RULES TO GOVERN THE COURT FlLEp-l1N
PARTS FOR COMMON LAW CASES to De


PARTS FOR COMMON LAW CASES ~ d.
RUN ALL THE TIME
The assignment of Judges OF the Special anu -
Terms of the Supreme Court for the Cit! u -.
Wi, were ,pade nv the Justices of the Appelate
Division Yesterday. At me same time u ~.
rules to govern the Supreme Court were NJ. ,.,,rs
action was taken In accordance win 'he p'V a.
OF the new Constitution which authorize Inv
pellate Division in each OF the judicial uor
ments OF the State assign the Judges VI -
respective departments to their work at eac' ~
of the Court. and also to make rules goNe4"e
procedure in such departments 49,,
The announcement OF the assignments mas oe"
awaited with much interest especially d! ''e 49,,
bers OF the bar This chiefly because Oh 'i'0
largo nun,har n, Judges brought into the Supreme
Court by the Constitution from the Common r'eaS
and Superior courts and also because the I""o'
had prevailed that the Appellate DIVISION ""'
establish system in assigning Por"o" %
the members OF the Supreme CoUr; 10 equity WI"
exclusively and others 10 the common ID"
branches. The announcement made yes'eiu"'
proved that these rumors correct The wv"
Judges Justices Andrews and Lawrence, VINO nave
been for many years upon the supreme 'o",'
Bench and the other three Judges. Justices snyt"'
TruaX and MacI.ean. who were elected at the l's'
election have been selected for the Equity brancn.
Three more judges necessary. The Appellate
Division chose Justices Beach and Beekman from
the Common Pleas and Superior courts r"spec-
lively. apparently because they we're the Judges
who had previously been named by the Governor
to ST. in the Supreme Court. For the last place ~
the Equity branch Judge Pryor OF the Common
Pleas selected. II Is understood that the place
was offered TO Chief Judge DAILY but that he pre-
ferred TO sit the Chief Judge In the Appellate
Division hear appeals from the District courts
and City Court. and that place was accordingly
given 10 him. Judge Pryor is recognized as one OF
the best equity lawyers in either the Common Pleas
o- TusffC NJ
have both had long experience I'm the General Ses-
sons. presiding In the trial Of criminal cases. They
were accordingly appointed to sit in the criminal
branches. Judges McAdam and Bischon were
selected TO hear appeals in the same branch ia
which Chief Judge DAILY will preside. All the
others will preside In turn in the trial of common
law actions before jurors.
THE NEW COURT RULES
The rules that filed yesterday established
number Of reforms in procedure The chief one will
result from the manner in which the equity
branches. and particularly the two Chambers sec
tons Of the court viii he arranged One Judge
sit all day at Chambers 20 hear contested motions.
Another will sit in open court from 10 O'Clock In tho
morning until In the afternoon to hear OK parte
applications. This will prevent an immense amount
Of confusion thai has resulted from the former
TEN. under which the judge who sat Chambers
10 hear motions would he obliged also. without a
proper opportunity for examination OF the papers.
pass upon parte applications. The assignments
Of the Judges are so arranged that OF them
can grant an ex parte order upon an application
turnable before himself, sitting at Special Term.
This would prevent the possibility Of abuses which
some OF the opponents of a consolidation Of the
courts argued would he the result Of bringing all OF
the judges within the lines of one court.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR NATURALIZATIONs.
The Judge who sits TO hear parte applications
will also hear applications for nsturaliza ton and
the rules provide for careful methods OF preventing
fraud In such naturalization The testimony Of the
witnesses and OF the applicant in every Is to
be taken down by stenogra phcr and flied with the
records Of naturalization All applications for nat
uralizatlon 10 be made with the same Formally
as the hearing Of any other case In court.
on the common law side Of the court careful
provision is made for the calling OF the calendars
on each Friday afternoon OF the cases that TO
be tried in the following week. The details there
provided for seem Intended 10 prevent witnesses
waiting uselessly in for the calling OF cases.
and also to enable diligent ntigants to secure the
| expeditions trial OF their cases.
The rule has formerly been that cases that could
be shown TO require less than hour in trial NIGH
In the discretion Of the judge at Chambers be placed
upon the so-called short-cause calendar for trial
| upon Fridays. Many small cases have been excud-
Ell from this calendar because they just over
the line Of hour in the time required for trial
The new rules provide that part Of the eleven
jury shll h. devoted entirely TO the trial Of
short causes that the motion be made not at
| Chambers. but az that part OF the court. 10 place
any upon the special calendar for trials that
will not require more than two hours OF time These
will go on that calendar along with other preferred
causes.
GOOD RESULTS EXPECTED