The sun., 1903-02-05
JUSTICE WOODWARD TO REMAIN.
Explains Why He Cannot Ask Revocation
Of Nedesignation TO Brooklyn.

Justice Woodward Of jamestown, N. Y,
who Is sitting in the Appellate Division Of
the Supreme Court in Brooklyn. has writ
ten the following letter in response 10 a
request made by committee Of the bar IN
Buffalo that he ask Gov. Odeil to revoke
his redesignation to the Sac ond district:
SUPREME CorRr. AFFILIATE DIVISION, !
SECoND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
Near. s.%on Fi;i.chman'. M .AsdsiGea s T Moo, S and
GENTLEMEN Al the close Of my last con-
ference with you ! promised to give further
consideration 70 your suggestion that ! re-
to serve in the Appellate Division Of the su:
preme Court in the second Department. and
TO communicate to you in writing whatever
Since this suggestion was made to me u
has given me more concern than ] can well
you may be mistaken about the really en-
barrassing conditions that prevail in the
courts Of western New York, or at least IN
cient number Of Judges To do the work.
desire 10 meet the responsibilities Of this
aanaSH hs wno OF ~ rentemen % %hose nniiorm
Kindness and support in the past and whose
generous confidence In the present have con-
tribued alike to my hnppness and success.
want first to say that under all ordinary
conditions | would regard II ~ my para
mount duty TO comply with your wishes AZ
once; but ! nm confronted with more than
ordinary situation. After five years of ser
vice IN the court where I am now sitting.
and as my tcrIn o. dSsifna,on waI expidhiH ,in
was started by the LAWYERS Of Kings county.
taken up by iis blr association and unant;,
in the nine other counties Of the Second De,
bar Assoc,ation OF the County Of New York
EXPRESSION OF approval by the Metropolitan
newspapers, a. well as by those in the rural
portions Of the Second department ! trust
I ~ mi -4ipn bOuStftll M |
Il then seemed TO me from all J heard. that
these reelected the general sentlnent OF the
II I did not openly encourag" l certainly
did not secretly endeavor to prevent the
,GS STATE H and shnk Would
confidence by stating that the action OF the
Executive was AZ least TO some extent mag
fr''iU Mhmt he REGARDED as a public demand worthy
Of respectful consideration,
The conditions existing in the courts oi
the Second Department have not changed
tattering support. which I have already
Your request for my return to the Eighth
District was deferred until after Gov Odell
had reassgned NE and | had become ,I,h IN
has since passed and ! have been made to
feel by MANY personal letters and interviews
from, the bar of The Second Department
would be ungracious conduct toward thosc
who believed that they were serving wor my
pubic OBJECT Dy huuClng 'He = 'HIei rAe'"-
tive to continue me here
These friends in the Fast have been made
during five years Of lahorious effort to win
their esteem. through the faithful and in
telligent performance of public duties TO
lose any portion of their regard by aban-
doninC n post in a manner that would s-em
to them ha-iy OF incoIsderate cannot do
under the present conditions
To various subdivisions and TO the Eighth
Judicial district as whole ! owe AL the
gratitude that public man tan Tor strong.
oOntlnuous-may say IT ?-even an afeotonate
support In my own time. giving due con-
sideration 20 all interests, ] shall not fal 10
honor their just demands
Present public eSieencies, however. re.
aure that for some time ! remain In my
present place II when these eSicencies
cease the situation OF affairs mpresses me
that / should satisfy the legitimate demands
OF judicial duty by leaving my place here.
i ehall rcco gnize those demands and act In
obedience to them. ] give YOU this assur-
anca
With the highest expressions Of regard for
each OF you and those whom YOU represent,
! remain Faithfully you're
JOHN WOODWARD.