Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-03
HAGNER'S SUCCESSOR
NAMES OF A NUMBER OF LOCAL
LAWYERS MENTIONED.
Thought That Justice Gould Nav Re-
main in One of the Equity
- ssi Courts.

The announcement yesterday that Justice
Hagner Of the Supreme Court Of the Dis
trfct of Columbia will retire June 1 next re.
suited In considerable discussion today
about the city hall and among members OF
the bar generally.
The naming of a successor to Justice
Hagner is now Of chief interest In the
hope that the President will appoint a DIS.
trict man In filling the vacancy, the friends
or several local lawyers are taking steps te
present the names Of their favorites to the
executive In connection with the judgeship
Among those regarded as peculiarly we'll.
ntted to don the ermine are Mr.. Arthur A.
Birney, formerly United States attorney
for the District Of Columbia; Mr.. Henry E.
laws. who also formerly held the same
once; Mr.. Hugh r. Taggart. at present and
Tor many years past the senior assistant
United states attorney for the District OF
columbia. Mr.. Benjamin F. Leighton pres.
ident of the Bar Association and a mem
per or the faculty Of the law department OF
Howard University; Mr.. Andrew B. Duvall
the corporation council, and Mr.. E. H.
Thomas, assistant corporation counsel
Both Mr.. Leighton and Mr.. Duvall were
prominently mentioned in connection with
the vacancy caused by the death Of JUS
tce Bradley and which was ultimately
hlIed by the appointment of Justice Gould.
OF Justice Hagner. that Justice Gould will
remain In one OF the equity courts that
Justice Anderson, now in Criminal Court
NO. 1. will transfer to an equity court;
that Justice Barnard. now in Criminal
Court No. 2, will transfer to Circuit Court
No. L; that Justice Pritchard will begin
his judicial duties in Criminal Court No.
l, and that the successor Of Justice Hag-
ner will be assigned to Criminal Court
No. 2.
Those Who Have Served on Bench.
Following Is complete list Of those ap-
pointed as judges of the old Circuit Court,
with dates Of appointment:
Thomas johnson. chief Justice (declined),
March 3, 1901; William Cranch, March g.
1901; James Marshal. March 3. 1901; Will
lam Kitty, chief Justice, March q, 1901
Nicholas Fttzhugh. November %. 1903;
William Cranch. chief Justice. February "A.
1905: Allen B. Duckett. March II, 1906
Buckner Thruston. December IA. 1909;
James s. Morsell. January IL. 1915; James
Dunlop. October.3, 1S45; George W. Hop
kins, chief justice (declined), October 8,
1855: James Dunlop. chief justice. Novem-
IA. 1855.
Following is a complete list Of the Jus
tees of the Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia. with dates OF appointment
anu piaceS from winch appointed:
David K, Cartier. chief justice, Ohio,
March II, 1868; Abraham B. DIN, New
York. March II, 1883; George P. Fisher,
Delaware, March II, 1868; Andrew Wylie,
District of Columbia, March IS, 1863 D. G.
Humphreys, Alabama, May 10, 1870; Arthur
Macarthur, Wisconsin. July Is, 1870; Alex
ander B. Hagner. Maryland, January Il,
1879: Walter s. Cox, District of Columbia,
March l, 1879; Charles P. James, District of
Columbia, July "a. 1879: William NJ Mer-
rick Maryland. May 1. 1885; Martin ".
Montgomery. Michigan. April l, 1887; Ed
ward F. Bingham, chief Justice, Ohio, April
y. 1887; Andrew c. Bradley, District of Co
!umbia. March n, 1889: Louis E. McComas,
Maryland, November %, 1892; Charles c.
Cole, District Of Columbia, February IL,
1883: Harry M. Clabaugh, Maryland, March
g. 1899: Job Barnard, District of Columbia,
October 2, 1899: Thomas H. Anderson, Dis
tr1ct OF Columbia. May 1. 1901: Ashley M.
Gould. District Of Columbia, January M.
1903. '