Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-07
FIFTH TINE As CHIEF
Judge Given Becomes Presiding
Officer Of the Supreme
Court Again.
Changes Which Have Been Made
Since He Went on the
Bench.
Need Of an APPELLATE Court Civil
Business Behind--Granger
Retires.
Retires.


Special to Tiines-Re publican.
Des Moines. Jan. Changes in the
personnel of the supreme court of iowa
have come with seeming rapidity IN re-
cent years This week Josiah Given
learned in the Law. ready with pen and
eloquent of speech. becomes chief JUS
tice practically for the fifth time, Vet
he has served less than twelve Years.
When Judge Given was takeH by Gov
ernor Larrabee from the district bench
to fill the seat occupied by Judge JOS
eph b. Reed Of Council Bluffs Who
had been invited to head the United
States court of land claims, he irnmedi9 i
kately stepped from the district bench
to the chair of the chief justice. He
ltook the place over the headssof such
icNperienced jurists as Beck and Roth
rock. who had been on the bench for
| years. The reason for this is found in
the faulty construction OF the law. It
Was intended evidently, that there
should be rotation among the judges
Occupying the highest chair and that
the older and more experienced jurists
should preside but the law simply says;
that the one on the bench who has the
shortest time to serve shall preside
consequently, when Given was appoint
Led to fill the unexpred term OF Judge
Reed. he had the shortest time TO serve.
| and Went on the bench as chief justice.
4 In fact he Vas appointed to serve until
his successor should be elected. and as
he was elected to b. his owr successor
4 in November of the same year he again
for the second time bcame chief justice,
as having only about a. month OF the
4 70 the supreme bench March 12. 1888
Twice in that year he became chief
Justice.
rhe duty Of presiding over the COURT
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| ui92n lsis first full term in January,
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4 time for Judge Granger u be oiief ius
dtlce. owing 10 his i'll health he has not
presided over the court but a srnall
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