The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-11
EXPLAINS CHANCE
 IN COURT SYSTEM
Definite Announcements of Sev-
 eraI Candidates for Judge
2 JUDGES IN NEW COURT
Five Are to Be Elected in November, 1904, and Two Will Hold Over Until the Regular EIec-
 tion in 1906.

There seems to be a misunderstanding on the part of many as to what the new consolidated court law for Jefferson coun- ty provides.
 The law, which goes into effect Novem- Der 2, 1904, provides for the consolidation of the city, circuit criminal and chaneery courts into one court to be known as the circuit court of Jefferson county. This circuit court will be divided into three divisions to be known as the law, equity and criminal divisions.
 There will be seven judges of the new court. one senior judge and six associate judges. Candidates for the judgships must announce definitely which position it is they are running for, and if they are defeated for that one position they are out of 1t entirely.
 The senior judge and the first, second. third and fourth associate judges are to be elected at the next general election. which comes off in November, 1904. The fifth and sixth associate judges, who are under the law judges of the criminal di- vision of the new court, will hold over until 1906, at which time an election will be held to elect their successors.
 The Candidates.
 Announcements are being made daily for the various positions created by the new law. Candidates announced thus far are as follows:
 Senior jurge, Judge c. A. Senn.
 First associate judge. Judge A. A Cole man and G. A. Harsh.
 Second associate judge, Judge Charles W. Ferguson.
 Third associate judge, W. c. Garrett and Von L. Thompson.
 Fourth associate judge. Chancellor J.. c. Carmichael and Col. J. J. Altman
 Clerk of the law division, W. K. Me- Adory.
 Register of the Circuit Court, (clerk of the equity dvision), Dr. John S. Glllespy.
 MT. Heflin.
 H. P. Hehin, who is now serving his first term as soeilitor for Jefferson coun- ty, is a candidate for reelection. Under the new law his work is not changed. He becomes solicitor of the criminal division of the Circuit Court. His office is not to be confused with that of solicitor for the tenth judicial circuit. The solicitor for the tenth judicial circuit becomes the assistant of the county solicitor under the new law. The candidates for circuit solicitor thus far announced are John c. Pugh, who holds the position now, John Mcqueen and Frank M. Cahalan.
 Judge A A Coleman who now occupies the bench of Circuit Court for the tenth judicial circuit, announced yesterday that he would be a candidate for the first as- sociate judgeship. He said that if the courts had not been consolidated he would have. been candidate for re-elee- ton to the circuit judgeship, but that he wished to avoid any scramble for' the position under the new law and would therefore make the race for first asso- ciate.
 G. R. Harsh decided yesterday that he would enter the contest for second asso- ciate judge.
 Col. J. J. Altman stated last night that after consultation with his friends he had definitely decided to try for the position of fourth associate judge. The fourth associate judgeship will correspond to the office of chancellor as 1t now exists.
 The Chancellor.
 According to the new law the chan cellor of the northwestern chancery dis trict becomes ex-offcio fourth associate judge of the circuit court of Jefferson county. The northwestern chancery dis trict comprises the counties of Jefferson, Tuscaloosa. Fayette and Blount. and while the chancellor must be elected by the electors of those counties. the great Judge Samuel E. Greene and Judge Dan A. Green under the new law become fifth and sixth associate judges of the circuit court respectively, but their terms of of- fee do not expire until 1906
 John G. Bradley. now clerk of the crim- clerk of the criminal division of the cir cult court under the new law His term of office does not expire until 1906.
 However, Judge Samuel E. Greene Is a candidate for the office of probate judge of the county to succeed Judge J. P. Stiles who is now judge of probate. Judge Stiles is a candidate for reelection and this contest promises to be the most spir- ited that will take place at the next gen eral election in 1904