The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-15
LIVELY CONTESTS FOR
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES
Garnett Jones' Gordon Turnbull and Rives Among the
Members of the Convention Mentioned
NCUMBENTS SEEM TO HAVE INSIDE TRACK
INCUMBENTS SEEM TO HAVE

There are no changes in the organic
law of the State resulting from the work
of the Constitutional Convention. which
are more interesting or important, than
those relating to the judicial department.
Of the government.
Indeed the entire judiciary system has
been practically "uprooted." so to speak.
ard new one framed. which latter will
become operative on February 1, 1904.
The present County and Circuit Courts
are abolished. and instead a new Circuit
Court system is created to take the
place of both. There are now seventeen
circuits in the State. The new Con-
stitution provides twenty-four, and they
are laid off follows:
1st The counties of Norfolk. Princess
Anne and the city OF Portsmouth.
I'd The counties Of Nansemond. South
ampton, Isle of Wight and the city of
Norfolk.
3D. The counties Of Prince George, Sur
~ Sussex. GreenesVile and Brunswick
18th. The counties of Chesterfield. Pow
hatan. Dinwiddie, Nottoway. and Amelia.
and the city of Petersburg
9Th The counties of Prince Edward
Cumberland. Rockingham. Appomattox
and Charlotte.
9th The counties of Lunenburg, Neck
lenburg Halifax, Campbell and the city
OF Lynchburg.
18th The counties Of Fittsylvania.
Franklin. Henry. and Patrick. and the
city of Danville.
Sth The counties Of Amherst, Nelson.
Albemarle FIuvanna and Goochland.
9th. The counties of Rappahannock.
Culpeper. Madison. Greene. Orange and
Louisa.
10Th The county of Henrco and tho
city of Richmond.
18th. The counties Of Accomac. North
ampton. Elizabeth City and the city of
Newport News.
18Th. The counties Of Richmond,
Northumberland. Westmorelano, Ian
caster and Essex
18th The counties of Gloucester Ma
thews King and Queen. King William
and Nliddlesex.
14th. The counties of New Kent. Charles
City. York Warwick, James City and
the city OF Williamsburg.
18th The counties of King George
Stafford, Spotsylvania. Caroline and Han
over.
10th The counties of Fauquer, Lou
| doun, Prince William, Fairfax. and Alex
andria, and the city OF Alexandria.
| 18th. The counties of Frederick, Clarke
| Warren. Shenandoah and Page.
18th. The counties OF Rockingham, Au-
1 f,usta and Rockbridge.
10Th The counties of Highland. 6atn
! Allegheny, Craig and Botetourt
| Goth The counties OF Bedford. Roa-
/ noke, Montgomery, and Floyd. and the
| city Of Roanoke.
2lst. The counties OF Pulaski. Carroll
/ Wythe and Grayson.
! 2od, The counties of Bland. Tazewell
/ Giles and Buchanan
ord The counties OF Washington, Rus
! sell and Smyth.
oath. The counties OF Scott. Lee. Wise
| and Dickinson
WHO THE INCUMBENTS ARE.
The monthly court day feature in the
1 counties is also abolished. and the num-
/ her Of courts to be held in the various
| counties will be regulated according to
the time required to dispose of the bust
ness in each.
! The present Legislature is charged with
the duty of eecting the new circui,
/ lLcges, and there is some talk of the
matter being disposed of at the short ses.
sion in July. though it may 80 over unit
| the long session In the fall
The present circuit judges, all of whom
save Judge B. r. Wexford. Jr.. of this
r,laces on the new bench. are as follows
| First Circuit. Judge Robert r. Frentiss
/ of Eansemond: Second. Judge s.. a. Han
cock. Chesterfield; Third. Judge George
/ ]. Hundley, Farmville; Fourth, Judge e
w. Saunders, Franklin; Fifth Circuit
| abolished: Sixth. Judge D. A. GrimsleS
| c,lpeper; Seventh. Judge B. II. Well
ford, Jr., Richmond city; Eighth, JudG,