Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-05-26
Monuay, NAV 81.

Albert Francis Judd, Chief Justice OF
the Supreme Court of Hawaii, died yes
terday evening at 1880 o'clock, at the
homestead established by his late
father in Nuuanu avenue. The event
had been deemed inevitable as a matter
of hours for week previous. Chief
Justice Judd began to fail in health
last summer, or a few months after his
completion of quarter of century on
the bench of Hawaii With Mrs. Judd
he went to the Mainland in September,
travelling to the Atlantic coast and
seeking recuperation in the quiet inter-
Tor of New York State. No improve
ment resulted, however, and the Chief
Justice last month came home to die.
The departed jurist was son of the
late DR.. Gerrit p. Judd, who arrived
with the second band of American mis-
sionaries in 1928, and took prominent
part in grating constitutionalism on
the Hawaiian monarchical system. AL
bert Francis Judd was born January
z, 1888. He received his early educa-
ton i'm the Royal school and, under
Rev. Il. G.. Beckwith and the late Rev.
Daniel Dole successfully, took his
academic course in Oahu college. From
there he was sent to Yale college, from
whose law school he graduated in 1862
Returning to Honolulu he began the
practice of law. In the course Of a
tour in America and Europe later, he
met Agnes, daughter of Rev. James p.
Boyd of Geneva, N. Y, and brought
her home as his bride.
King Lunaliio appointed Mr.. Judd
his Attorney General in 1878. He was
made Second Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court on February IS, 1874,
zy King Kalakaua, was promoted to
be First Associate Justice on February
1, 1877, and to be Chief Justice on No
vember 5, 1881. 1t was his strong de-
sire, after annexation, to live to be the
first Chief Justice of the Territory Of
Hawaii. AS he said, he did not con-
slider his life wor kquite accomplished.
Mr.. Judd was missionary" in the
true sense of the term, as much as one
could be out of pulpit functions. He
was one of the pillars of the old Fort
street church, the old missionary sane
tuary for foreigners, until it amalga-
mated with the late Father Damon's
Bethel to form the Central Union
church. Besides being an ofiice-bearer
in these churches he was since 1888
president of the Hawaiian Board of
Missions.
The late Chief Justice always took a
keen interest in public aftairs. He
held strong influence over the native
magistracy, whose natural unfamiliar
ity with Anglo-Saxon jurisprudence
made q commanding mind over them a
necessity. AS a man Mr.. Judd was
genial and unostentatious, intensely
affectionate in family relations, a
pleasant and hospitable host in society.
Many who could not see eye to eye
with him in matters Of private opinion
will yet revere his memory as that Of
a sincere friend.
Chief Justice Judd leaves, besides q
devoted wife, six sons and two daugh-
ters, viz: Agnes K. Judd, Albert +,
Judd Jr., James r. Judd, Henry Judd
at present attending Yale college in the
junior class, Charles Sheldon Judd
Gerrit p. Judd, Lawrence McCully judi
and Sophie Boyd Judd. The late G.
II. Judd, who was member of the old
House of Mobiles and Of the Privy
Council, also Chamberlain to Kinl
Kalakaua, was brother Of the Judge
Mrs. e. X. Wilder, Mrs. Augusta Car
ter and Miss Helen Judd are surviving
sisters.