The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-01-24
JUDGE L. S. WOODS.

ELSEWHERE In TO-DAY BULLETIN
appears the announcement of Judge
Levi S. Woods, candidate for Cir
cult Judge of this, the Twelfth cir
cult. Concerning Judge Woods,
we copy the following article from
his ''ome paper, the Lexington
Progress, of Jan. 10, 1902:
He is now serving his second
term as Judge of the Eleventh Ju-
dicial Circuit. composed of the sew
Ell counties of Benton, Chester, De-
catur, Henderson, Madison, Nc
Marry and Perry, but under the re-
districting act of 1899 the county
Of Benton was Topped off and those
Of Hardeman and Hardin will be
added to the work of the Judge of
the Circuit and Criminal Courts of
the new Twelfth Judicial Circuit.
Judge Woods is so we'll known in
the counties which have so long
composed the old 18th Judicial Cir
cult that a rehearsal of his history
would be superfuous, but as he is TO
make thorough acquaintance with
the people of Hardeman and Hardin
counties, it may not be amiss to
touch upon the points in his biog-
raphv which may be conside ed of
interest to the people whom he de
sires to serve.
Judge Woods is nov in his 54th
year and Notwithstanding his duties
upon the bench have been particu-
larly arduous since the abolition of
the separate Criminal Court by the
Legislature of 1898, his health is
good and he is fully able in every
sense to meet the demands upon
him.
In 1870 Levi S. Wo DIS located
in Lexington and stack out his
shingle as a lawyer. His natural
ability, coupled with his straight
forward and unassuming way of
doing things brought success in the
practice OF law, and from that day
until the present his place of resi-
deuce has never been removed from
Lexington. As is the case with
large majority of our best business
aud professional men, Judge W GODS
came from the farm, and he went
through a financial struggle to gain
a foot ug in his chosen profession.
WAY back in the seventies he was
Henderson county's first Superin-
tendent of Public Schools, filling
the office with credit to himself and
doing much tow ard making our peo-
pie acquainted with the public
school system of the state, which
was then in it's infancy. Before
being regularly elected by the peo-
pie our subject received the honor
of being at different times appoint
ed special Judge by Cows. Bate,
Marks and Hawkins. In the coun-
ties of the old judicial circuit Judge
w Gods is recognized by all classes
of citizens as Judge Of ability,
conservativeness, frmness-a man
whose every inclination is to enforce
the laws Of the land, but never
failing to temper justice with mer-
cy. Beyond the confines of his own
circuit his ability as Judge is rec
ognized and his opinions are held in
high regard by the legal fraternity
throughout the state. As man,
Judge Woods is christian gentle
man of The highest type. His kind
illness of disposition, his never-lag-
ging interest in the people and their
welfare, draw to him all alike, and
there is nothing in connection with
JudgeW oodsmore gratifying to him.
self aid friends than the fact that he
is held in universal esteem, regard
less Of political affiliations, and this
is more noticeable because Judge
Woods has never faltered in his
fealty to the democratic party and
its principles.
We have. known Judge Woods I
long enough to admire the example |
set by him in his invariably putting
in e-half of his time attending to
his own affairs and the other half in |
letting alone the concerns of others.
This characteristic is a marked one
in his history and nowhere is it more
pal ent than in keeping clear of all
entangling alliances when other men
are seeking nomination for office.
To those of our readers who know
Judge Woods as well as we do we
beg pardon for saying so much, and
to those who hav not had the pleas
ure of the Judges acquaintance, as
well az the benefit Of his services,
we will say that on the 9th day Of
March the, will make no mistake
in casting their ballots for Levi ).
as the democratic nominee
for Judge of the Twelfth Judicial
Circuit of Tennessee.