Daily camera., 1900-12-28
ONE APPELLATE COURT.
The Denver Bar As collation. Wants to
abolish Court OF Appeals
swear OF.

The Denver Bar As collation. Wants to
Abolish Court OF Appeals
The following are the substantial
features OF bill unanimously recon-
mended by the Denver Bar Association
and adopted at meeting presided over
by Judge Moses Halett:
The supreme court shall consist of
seven judges who may sit in banC or in
two or more departments as the court
may determine. Each department shall
have the full power and authority OF the
court, subject TO the general control Of
the court sitting in banc. bu, no decision
of any department shall become the
judgment OF the court unless concurred
in by at least three judges. and no Sc
involving construction OF the constitu
ton of this state or tine United Sta ties,
shall be decided except bv the court in
oanc.
The judges OF the supreme court. ex
cept as herein provided, shall be electe /
by the electors OF the state at large. The
term of Office of the judges hereafter
elected. except as in this article other
wise provided, shall be fourteen years,
ION the last day OF January next after
the adoption of this amendment, the
court of appeals shall Cease TO exist. and
the then judges OF that court shall be
judges of the supreme court. All causes
pending before the cour, OF appeals shall
then stand transferred to the supreme
court. The term of Office OF that Judge
OF the supreme court whose term expires
In 1904 is extended to such date In 1908
as is or may be by law fixed for the ex
plration of terms of offices of judges OF
the supreme Court; the term OF Off CT
that Jud se transferred from the court OF
appeals whose term would expire in
1903 shall be extended to such date as
above in 10 5; the term of office OF that
Judge transferred from the court OF ap
Peals whose term would expire in 1905
shall expire at such dase as above In
1905; and the term of that Judge trans.
terred from the court of appeals whose
term would expire in 1907 shall expire at
such date as above IN 1907.
The governor shall nominate, and, by
and with the advice ana consent Of the
senate, appoint one JuGge whose term Of
office shall expire at such date as above
in 1905. In 1904 there shall be elected
four judges OF the supreme court. one oil
whom shall hold Office for the term OF
siA years, one for term OF eight years.
one for a term OF ten years, and one for
a term of twelve years. In 1906 there
shall be elected one Judge for the term
of twelve years and one judge for the
term OF fourteen years. The judge
having tine shortest term to serve, not
holding his Office by appointment or
election 10 fill vacancy, shall be the
chief justice. In case the terms of office
OF two or more judges expire at the
same time, said judges shall determine
by lot whe shall be the chief justice
The chief justice shall preside at all
sessions of the court in banc and, in
case of his absence. then the judge pres
ent who would next be euitled 10 oe.
come chief justice shall preside"
The committee added that the pro
posed change will not incur larger ex
p.nses for the state in that the money
saved in clerk hire and expenses by tn,
abolishment OF the one court will be suf
ficient to pay the extra $4,000 salary TO
the Judge who is to be added to the
supreme judges.