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SUPREME COURT
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ian bar and general satisfaction is ex-
pressed at the new court.
| Judge NIatthewman is a young mem
: Der of the Honolulu bar who was form
erIy associated with E A Mott-smith
but has lately been practising for him
self. He is Yale man.
c. F. Parsons is a member of the
| firm of Smith and Parsons of Hilo and
was a candidate for the appointment
| of Circuit Judge against H. L. Ross
of that city, favored by Judge Little.
The next judiciary commission to ex-
pfre is that of Judge Gear next Janu-
airy, Judges De Bolt having two years
| to run from September and Judge
Robinson year from January
The point was raised in the Judicial
ry Building yesterday that the date OF
Attorney General Knox's appointment
being June IA, the date that the Or
ganic Act came into effect, was signi-
ficant of an opinion by Knox that the
offices created under that act did not
come into force until June IA though
the commissions We're dated Jnne 5.
There are now questions of jurisdiction
pending in the Circuit Court on this
particular point.
The Hon. Walter Francis F'rear en-
tars upon his second term as Chief
Justice of the Hawaiian Supreme Court
at the age of forty. He was born at
Grass Valley, California, on October
29, 1863. He graduated from Oahu Col
lege in 1881, from Yale University in
1885, and from the Yale Law School in
1890 On August 1, 1898, he married
Miss Mary Emma Dillingham;. He be-
gan his judicial career in JAN, 1898,
as second judge of the first circuit, I'M
der the Monarchy, and on March 7th
of the same year became second as
sociate justice of the Supreme Court
under the new Provisional Government.
He was first associate justice of the
Supreme Court, commencing January
6, 1896, and in 1898 was appointed a
member of the commission to recon-
mend to Congress legislation concern
ing Hawaii. He was acting chief JUS
tice from 1899 to 1900. He has been
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
since July, 1900.
General A S. Hartweil will be the
oldest man on the Supreme Court
DenCh. he was porn at DeQnaIn, Mass,
June II, 1886, and has been actively in
public life for great many years.
He graduated from Harvard in 1858
and from the Harvard Law School in
1866. He was married at Koloa, Ka-
uai, on January 10, 1872, to Charlotte
daughter of DR.. ]. w. Smith.
He entered the Civil War as a corporal
in the Union Army and during the
struggle became colonel of the 55th
Regiment of Massa chusetts Volunteers.
He was breveted for gallantry at the
battle of Honey Hill, S. c., Nov. &C. |
1864. Later he was breveted brigadier- |
general of volunteers. From 1868 to |
1874 he was first associate justice of the |
Hawaiian Supreme Court. Judge Hart !
well was attorney general in 1874 and
from 1877 to 1873. He was special agent
Of the Republic of Hawaii in Wash |
ington for 1899 and 1900. He is a Re- |
publican.
Hon. F. NJ. Hatch, one time Hawaiian |
at Washington, was born at |
Portsmouth, n. H, on June z, 1852. |
He graduated from Bowdoin College, |
Maine, in 1873. His uncle, Mr.. Harris, |
was once Chief Justice of Hawaii. |
During the Provisional Government |
Judge Hatch was a member of the Ad- |
visory Council and was at one time |
of Foreign Affairs.