The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-01-24
FOR A DIVISION OF
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
lon. Maurice MCKenna'S Force.
full Presentation of Facts.
his IS THE LARGEST CIRCUIT IN STATE
York of Court Here Half as Much Again
as Other Judges.
IGURES WHICH ARE TRANSFERABLE
ond du Lac Lawyer Suggests Relief by the
Creation of an Extra Circuit. An
Interesting Argument.

Interesting Argument.
Below is reprinted an article
aiken from The Fond du Lac
commonwealth, written by the
Ion. Maurice McKenna, in which
e argues with unanswerable
|orce for a division of the Fourth
Judicial circuit. A point over
boxed by Mr.. McKenna but in
upport of his contention, it
hould be stated that if Fond du
lac is cut off from this judicial
district, still the Fourth district
e comprised Of but Manitowoc,
|,heboygan and Kewaunee coun-
les would be larger in population
han the average judicial district
h Wisconsin as shown by the
ensus OF 1895, which would
make the district have a popula-
lion Of 100.83O, the average FOR
| he sixteen districts being about
|O3,OOO. Mr.. McKenna's force
Jul presentation of facts follow:
Since the election Of the last Judge
f the Fourth Judicial circuit of this
tate, it has been many times asserted
hat the work Of the circuit is altogeth-
|r too large and too burdensome for
ny one judge to handle
AS is well known, the present Fourth
judicial circuit consists of four coun-
les, to-wit: Fond du Lac, Sheboygan
lIanitowoc and Kewaunee. Three of
|hese counties have large cities, contain
|ng the county seat Of each, and the
business Of these four counties, consti-
|uting said Fourth Judicial circuit is
|ery large.
ITO show that the circuit is far too
Rrge, in proportion to other judicial
|ircuits in the state, compilation of
he population of the remaining judicial
ircuits III the state has been made from
he census Of 1898, as said circuits are
defined by the map of the circuits of the
tat,, found in the Wisconsin Blue
Book for 1899
Population Of the Judicial Circuits OF wis
Onsin, according to the census Of 1879 See
ec 3 }2 Of Wisconsin Statutes of 1898: also
hap Of the circuits, in the Wisconsin Blue
Book for 1891
IRcUIrs COUNTIES COMPRISING Por.
9TH, Ashland, Bayfield,. Iron. Price,
Sawyer, Taylor. ............... $3.50
9Th Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida,
eth, Clark Eau Claire. jackson =, 2aG
18th. Florence, Forest, LangdaIe. out
agamie, ShawanO .............,. S2,2b,
lst KenoSha. Racine, Walworth..... $3.50
bago..... ',.... ....,-.........,.. 9l.3lO
9Th, Buffalo. Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, St
CrOlS..... ....... ..........,... H3,4li
It'll, Adams, Portage, Waupaca, Wan
shara, Wood acknowledgements. lO3Sis
lth. Barron. Burnett. Chippewa.
Douglas Polk, Washburn...... lDl1lO
9Th. Green. jefferson Rock ........... lOs.Ijl
18Th, Brown Door, Marinette Oconto lOS92
9Th. Crawford, Grant. Iowa. Iafav-
cite Richland ..:............... l2G.l.H|
9Th, Dodge. Ozlukce Washington,
. Waukesla ...............,...... I25.O31
-, Trempelcau. Vernon -, l3712|
. Sank !. -. ............,.. 1869
18th, Fond du Lac, Kewaunee, Mani
towoc; she4oygan. .;....:...., l5L9a6
Superior ?: Municipal, D.. 2s1. a22
l,93i ,9l5
POPULATION OF WISCONSIN IN 1855.
Population Of l6 Circuits, exclu-
sive of Milwaukee county. ... l,G49 9g3
y Average population of each there
of, .............. ............... l0312i
> Ratio of population for each cir
cult judge in Wisconsin, cunt
ing each of said five Judges in
Milwaukee county as an equiv
alent to a circuit judge. ....... 922Sl
y Ratio of population in Milwaukee
county to each of said judges
> Population Of 4th circuit ......... l54 2G6
} Which il li9la per cent of the aver
age in (b above
, And is 2is per cent of the average
in I'D above.
, And is lG7 per cent Of the average
in (c) above,
From the above statement, it will be |
zen that the population of the Fourth
judicial circuit is 154, 266, whereas, the
verage population Of each of the re
naming sixteen circuits of the state is
)3, 124, making the population of the
ourth Judicial circuit more than one
alf as large again as that Of the aver
&c population in the remaining circuits
{ the state; or in other words. twice
lie population Of the Fourth Judicial
rcuit would be q little more than the
7erage population Of any three remain
" judicial circuits in the state Thus
will appear that the present Judge Of
lis circuit, together with his official re-
0rter, is required to do half MS much /.
lore work as the Judge or reporter of
ny Of the remaining circuits in the