The Elbert County tribune., 1905-04-13
NEW SUPREME COURT
ORGANIZATION UNDER NEW Law
Two Justices From Former Court Of
Appeals Added to Supreme
Court of Colorado.

Appeals Added to Supreme
Court Of Colorado.
Denver, April by virtue of Legal
provision and with impressive cere.
monies the new Supreme Court of Col
orado came into existence Wednesday.
Governor Mcdonald signed the three
bills passed by the Legislature provid-
ing for the consolidation of the Court
OF Appeals and the Sup me Court in
harmony with the constitutional
amendment which carried at the No
vember polls Wednesday morning.
At about the same hour, 10 o'clock
a. m, in the Supreme Court room, be-
fore an audience that crowded to the
doors, the new justices took their oaths
of office and the court was formally
organized.
The audience included judges and
attorneys from all over the state. Gov
ernor Mcdonald was witness to the
ceremonies. also Lieutenant Governor
Arthur Cornforth.
The program was in charge of the
Colorado Bar Association The exer-
cises began promptly at 10 o'clock, at
which time the seven justices. clad in
their black silk robes, filed into the
room. The chief justice took his seat
at the middle of the bench. To his
Gunter. To his left were Justices
Campbell, Goddard and Bailey.
Immediately following the opening
of court Justices Gunter and Maxwell
of the old Court of Appeals, were
sworn into Office by Chief Justice Cab
bert.
John Ewing of Leadville, first vice
president of the Colorado Bar Associa-
ton presided in the place of Justice
Goddard.
Mr.. Ewing presented Judge Wilbur
F. Stone, who spoke on THE History
of the Appellate Courts of Colorado"
He was followed by Tyson Dimes,
who spoke on THE Relations of Bench
and Bar
Platt Rogers made a congratulatory
address to the enlarged court.
To each of these addresses Chief
Justice Gabbert responded.
After briefly reviewing the history
of the two courts, Chief Justice Cab
bert said:
To-day marks the beginning of the
increase in the number of members of
this court. The increase in the vol
u1ne of litigation and the Importance of
questions presented for adjudication
demanded this change. There is safety
in the counsel of numbers. Whether
or not Il was wise to abolish the Court
of Appeals remains to be seen. 1t is
certainly more logical to have but one
court of review. There is a limit in
the disposition of causes taken to ap-
pellate courts for revi h, beyond
which no judge can go. The right to
review is purely statutory. No litigant
has an inherent right to an appeal. Or
dinarfly, the state has performed its
duty to its people when it has provided
competent tribunals of original juris-
diction to which litigants may resort
for the purpose Of having their dis
putes adjudicated OF course, there are
many questions affecting life, liberty
and property which should have more
mature and careful consideration than
nisi prius courts are able to give
them; but in this state, as well as in
many others, the right to review by
appeal is allowed to an unreasonable
extent"
The new Supreme Court is consti-
tuted as follows:
Chief Justice-William H. Gabbert.
Associate Justice-Robert w. Steele
Associate Justice-John Campbell.
Associate Justice-Julius C. GunteE.
Associate Justice-John M. MaxweA
Associate Justice-Luther NJ. God
dard
Associate Justice-George w. Bal
ley.
Following are the officers of the
court:
Chief Clerk-Horace G. Clark.
First Assistant-James Perchard.
Second Assistant-Cornelius Wester-
welt.
Librarian. A. Richardson.
Bailiffs- j. Shirley and
Richard w. Watson.
The stenographers selected by the
several justices are:
Gabbert--Miss Martha ]. Spears.
Steele-O. w. Jackson.
Campbell-Miss Mary DeLange.
Bunter-Miss Mary D. Young.
Maxwell-Miss Halle NJ Spruance
Bailey-Miss Beatrice Hall.
Goddard-Miss Helen DeLange.