The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-10-19
ADVOCATE CHANGE
OF COURT SYSTEM
Chittenden County Bar Association
Starts Important Movement for
Separate Judges for Su-
preme Court.

Burlington. Oct. 19.--At the annual
meeting Of the Chittenden County Bar
Association last night movement was
inauglrated to change the court system
Of the state OF Vermont, By having a
separate supreme court bench Under
the present arrangement the supreme
court Judges preside also over the coun-
ty courts, and the results are that the
seven members of the supreme court
bench have more than they can attend
to. In nearly every county the docket
is filed because the lower courts are
to adjourn before the docket
Is cleared, TO allow the judges to sit
in supreme court.
The resolution adopted last night is
as follows:
Believing that the interest Of an par.
ties to litigation now or hereafter pend
ing in our county and supreme courts,
urgently demands considerate attention
on the part of the general assembly at
its next session. touching the more
speedy final disposition Of all causes in
said courts. the relief OF the present
eongested condition Of our county court
dockets brought about by the fact that
the terms are brought to close and
causes continued because our supreme
court Judges are compelled to attend
stated terms of the county courts in
other counties and stated terms of the
supreme court before the work Of our
county courts can be completed and
the further relief Of the present status
Of undecided causes already heard and
to be heard in our supreme court attri-
bntable to the fact that the Judges there
Of III ellie great majority Of instances are
compelled before the causes heard by
the supreme court have been fully con-
siaered and its opinion herein formulated
aud rendered for the information OF the
parties in litigation and for the guild
ance Of the legal profession IN general,
to 70 directly from the sessions Of the
supreme court, to stated terms Of coun-
t. courts or to take up the work Of an
adjourned term, the recess taken having
been had to allow such judges to attend
the stated sessions Of the supreme court,
And also, believing that such ardu-
Gus and continuous service by the judges
OF our supreme court is unjust to them,
preiudieial TO the interest Of the public
IN the administration Of the law, and
contrary to the practice prevailing in
other states.
And further believing that the pres
ent status Of the undecided causes now
pending in court Is wholly due to our
present judicial system, and not in any
wise to the failure Of our Judges 10
perform their duty in their efforts to
expedite the disposition Of causes.
Therefore, it is hereby resolved by The
Chittcnden Bar association that it is
tle opinion OF this association that The
general assembly at its next session
should take some steps to remedy such
existing conditions; that the bar at
large should exercise its best endeavors
to further such action; that the press
Of this state should give the matter
its earnest consideration; and that a
copy Of this resolution be forwarded to
the secretary of the Vermont Bar as
sociation prior to the session thereof
10 be held on the cath inst, and that
the president present this resolution to
said Vermont Bar association, and urge
some action by said last named asso.
ciation