The record-union., 1897-01-06
JUDGES Meet In BANK.
H. L. Doan and Fred. E. Duden Ap-
pointed Official Reporters.
Suoge Johnson Retains His Depart
ment, While Hughes Takes No.
One and Hart No. Three.

Ine Judges of the Superior Court met
Ha oank yesterday morning to make
aiiiendments to the rules and make
some appointments
orders were made appointing w. e..
loan and Fred z. Duden Official Re-
Pofters of the court and G. 7. Hughes
Court Commissioner.
Rules of the court were amended to
read as follows:
Rule 5. Judge Hughes will preside
IN Department No. 1, Judge Johnson
III Department No. 2, and Judge Hart
In Department No. 3. The Judge of
either department may, however, by
request, or in the absence of the
Judge of either of the other depart
menlts, preside in either of the other
departments for the trial or disposition
OF any cause or proceeding.
Rule 6. All criminal cases and all ap-
peals from the Police and Justices
Courts, whether criminal or civil, are
assigned to Department No. 3. All
other actions and special proceedings,
except probate and insolvency proceed
ings, are assigned as follows: The
same shall be distributed by the Clerk
between said Department One Cd and
Two % equally in rotation in the or
der of their numbers ait the time the
cases are commenced or record filed,
the odd numbers to be assigned to De-
partment No. l and the even numbers
TO Department No. 2 ALI probate pro-
ceedings shall be assigned as follows:
The odd numbers to Department No.
/ and the even numbers to Department
No. 2. All insolvency proceedings shall
be assigned in like manner, the odd
numbers to Department No 1 and the
even numbers to Department No.
2 The Clerk shall keep a sep
arate register and index in which
he shall enter all insolvency proceed
ings and shall number the same in the
consecutive order in which they are
filed.
The Clerk shall number all actions
reg gularly and as soon as filed in nu-
nAerical sequence, and shall designate
in a proper manner upon the first
pleading or paper filed in any such
action the department to which the
same is assigned by this rule. Any
action or proceeding. civil or criminal,
may be transferred from the depart
ment to which it is hereby assigned by
the other departments for trial or other
disposition by the consent of the Judge
to whose department it is so trans
ferred.
Rule %. In all civil cases or proceed
ings in which the services of an Off
c;al reporter will be required an amount
sufficient for his per diem for one day
shall be deposited with the Clerk of
the court before the commencement of
the trial or proceeding; and if the
hearing be not concluded in one day an
amount sufficient for his per diem shall
be deposited with the Clerk on each
subsequent day before the resumption
of the trial or proceedings on that day.
Each side shall deposit with the Clerk
half Of the per diem of the Official Re-
porter unless the court shall otherwise
direct.
In criminal cases the Official Reporter
shall file with the Clerk of the court
q verified statement of the services
performed before any warrant is or
dered drawn for the same.
The two stenographers appointed are
Well known in this city, having lived
here number Of years. Mr. Doan is
one of the best and most accurate re-
porters on the coast, having been for
seven years the official Reporter of the
Placer County Superior Court and also
as Official Reporter in the courts of
Ell Dorado and An1ador Counties. His
transcripts are always neat and his
work Systematically done, so attorneys
state, and he Will undoubtedly fill the
position to the perfect satisfaction of
the Judges.
Mr.. Duden is also young, was born in
this county, and an excellent reporter,
having served several years as assist
ant to Win J. Davis, WHO has for SO
many years been the Official Reporter
of the Superior Court of this county.
When given his test as to ability TO
write shorthand, which was a. very Sc
we're one, Mr. Doan, who is well known
to be both speedy and accurate, wrote
30 words a minute. When 1t Is stated
that 100 words is all that is required by
law in a test Of this sort, 1t can be
readily seen that his capacity for work
is away above the standard. Mr.. Duden
during the same test wrote 100 words
a minute, being also far above the re-
Quiremnt