The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-10

He Read aw in Raleigh and F'as Helo
six Courts in This County.
TERM DOESN'T EMPIRE TILL 1899
Handed His Resignation to Gov. Carr
i, Person--it Takes Effect on Sep
tcn,bcr Si---Speculation as 10
who VIII Be IS Successor
Several Probable Can
aidates talked OF
Jaace Edward T. Boykin, in person,
rendered his resignation to Governor Carr
yesterday.
This announcement viii be Il great sur
nrise to his host Of friends and admirers
all over North Carolina. Aud 1t will be
matter of very general regret. 1t has,
however. been known for some months,
by a few Of his intimate friends, that Il
was his purpose to leave the bench.
He was appointed judge in November,
1895, by Governor Scales, succeeding
his townsman, Judge Mckoy. During
his career on the bench Judge Boykin
has presided twice in each district OF the
State. save the Fifth, and in every coun-
txin the State save one. In many OF the
counties he has presided several times.
In Wake county alone he has held six
terms of court.
When appointed, Judge Boykin was
not yet 80 years or age. When he re-
signed, in point of service he was the
Oldest Superior court judge in the State.
He has resigned to return to the active
practice of the law. The judge was
heard yesterday to express his deepest
regrets that his interests thus compelled
him to sever his official relations with
the Bar and the people Of the State.
The term of office for which Judge
Boykin was elected viii expire January
1. 1899. His resignation takes effect
December 81.
Judge Boykin's relations with the peo-
pie OF this city and county have been
very pleasant, and he is held in the high
est esteem here. He read law in Raleigh
with those able and distinguished law
yers, Smith and Strong, and began the
practice in 1877. In 1885, be returned
to the city as a member of the General
Assembly. Again in 1888 he was
member of the Senate branch Of that
r. ,l1a,s ff3l he &nYt.
ate, he was elected President, and pre-
sided over that body with marked ability
for two or three weeks until Iieuten-
ant Governor Steadman was inaugu
Z rated. During the same year he was
appointed by Governor Scales as Judge
Advocate General OF the State troops.
1t was during this year also that he was
appointed judge of the Superior court
for the Sixth district.
Judge Boykin graduated at Trinity
College during the presidency of that
brilliant scholar, DR.. Braxton Craven.
He has been twice married. His present
wife was Miss Ada Rogers, of Concord.
AS soon as it became known yesterday
afternoon that Judge Boykin had re-
signed there were many expressions OF re-
greet, especially by members Of the Bar.
All united in saying that he was one
OF the best judges that had ever been
on the bench in North Carolina. Though
they regret his loss to the bench they
most heartily welcome him back to active
practice of the Bar.
Considerable speculation as to his prob
able successor has already been INDUCED
in, but nobody has yet been willing to
risk his reputation as prophet by nam
ing the particular person who will be APP
pointed by Gov. Carr to serve out Judge
Boykin's term of office. Among those
mentioned are Ex-Solicitor o. Ell. Allen,
of Kinston and Henry Faison, of Clinton.
There will doubtless also be one or more
candidates from Wilmington.
The Sixth Judicial district is COM
posed of the counties of Carteret, On
pin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, New Hsa-
over, Onslow, Pender, Sampson.