The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-02
MISSISSIPPrS JUDGES.
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THEIR
APPOINTMENTS.
A Number Of Combinations Standing
Over for the Senate in January.
Jackson Correspondence n. 0. Plcayune.l

The records in the Office of the
Secretary of State show number
of unconfirmed appointments. Six
out of the seven incumbent Chan.
cellors must be confirmed by the
Senate next January. Two oil
the three supreme court Judges
must also be confirmed, while two
of the eleven circuit judges must
be confirmed. This condition OF
affairs results from the large mum
ber of designations during vaca.
ton, especially on the chancery
bench. As previously pointed out
in the Picayune, there is very lit
tie in the circuit judgeship or a
chancellorship save the honor, the
salary being only So, $50, out OF
which travelling expenses and ho-
tel bills must be paid. The iugdes
of the supreme court who must be
confirmed by the Senate are Hon.
A. H. Whitfield, Chief Justice,
and Hon. JEFF Truly, Associate
Justice. The former was appoint
ed on May 10th, last, at the ex-
piration of a full term of nine
years, for another full term OF
nine years. Judge Truly was ap-
pointed on August Is to succeed
Judge Wm. Price. who was ap-
pointed to the Terral vacancy
when that distinguished jurist
died, and who resigned to reen-
gage in the practice of his profess
sion. The term for which Judge
Truly is holding expires May 10,
1906. There are no unepxired
terms in circuit judgeships and
chancellorships.
Section .2,16S, Code of 1892,
touching the appointment of Off
GERS, provides that "The Cover
nor shall fill by appointment,
with the advice of the Senate, all
offices subject to such appointment
when the term of the incumbent
will expire within nine months
after the meeting of a Legislature,
and all vacancies in such Offices
occurring from any cause during
the session of the Senate, or dur
ing the vacation of that body; but
all such appointments to Offices
made in vacation shall be reported
to the Senate within ten days after
the commencement of the session
of that body for it's advice and
consent to the appointment; and a
vacancy shall not be filled if caus-
ed by the Senate's refusal to con-
firm any appointment or nomina-
tion, or if it does not occur DUR
ing the last five days of the ses-
sion, by the appointment of the
Governor in the vacation of the
Senate, without its concurrence;
and any appointment in vacation
to which the Senate shall refuse
to consent shall be thereby annull.
ed from that date, but the acts OF
the appointee prior thereto shall
not be affected thereby"
A list of the supreme court
judges, chancellors and circui,
judges, together with the date oi
their several commissions, is con
tanned below. Those who must
be confirmed are also indicated.
The term of supreme judges is
nine years, that of circuit Judges
and chancellors four years from
appointment.
Supreme Court Judges-,S. S.
Calhoon, First district, appointed
March 9, 1900, to take effect May
10, 1900, confirmed Jan. s, 1909
A. H. Whitfield, Third district
appointed March 8, 1908, to take
effect May 10, 1908, to be con.
firmed; Jeff Truly, Second dis
trlct, appointed Aug. IA, 1903, t.
take effect Aug. Is, 1908, to b.
confirmed.
Circuit Judges e. 0. Sykes
First district, appointed Feb. %
1901, to take effect March 1, 1901
confirmed Jan. s, 1902; James H
Neville, Second district, appoint
ed May /, 1901, to take effec
May 1, 1901, confirmed Jan. s
1902; p. II. Lowrey, Third dis
trict, appointed Sept. II, 1900, te
take effect Sept. 26, 1900, confirm
ed Jan. s. 1902; A. McC. Kim
Ibrough, Fourth district, appoint
| ed Jan. Z, 1908, to take effect Jan
12, 1908, to be confirmed; w. F
Stevens, Fifth district, appointed
Nov. Is, 1900, to take effect Nov,
Is, 1900, confirmed Jan. s, 1902;
M. III. Wilkinson, Sixth district
appointed Aug. %, 1908, to taxi
effect Aug. 20, 1908, to be con
firmed; Robert Powell, Seventh
district, appointed Jan. 20, 1900
to take effect Jan. 90, 1900, con
lfirmed Jan. 90, 1900; John R
Enochs, Eighth district, appoint
ed Jan. 90, 1902, to take effec
| May l6, 1909. confirmed Jan. 20
| 1902; George Anderson, Mint
district, appointed Feb, 25, 1901
to take effect Feb. 25, 1901, con
lfirmed Jan. s, 1902; G. @. Hall
Tenth district, appointed Aug. 8
1900, to take effect Aug. 3, 1900
confrmed Jan. 5, 1909; Samuel s
Cook, Eleventh district, appoint
led March 3, 1902, to take etfec
| March u, 1902, confirmed Marc
l3, 1902.
Cbancellors Henry +. Mul
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