Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-01-11
President Roosevelt
Names Madison
Attorney
Able Jurist Retires
After Long and
Good Service
Madison, Jan. Z.

LCldeA1 mat IGDluCuL 1lbOoGNGiL ndAi
sent the name OF Arthur L. Sanborn OF
Madison to the senate for confirmation
for the Office of district Judge Of the
United States for the western district
of Wisconsin, as the successor to
Judge Romance Bum.
Judge Bum wrote his resignation
last Monday and sent it to President
Roosevelt 1t takes effect Monday,
making today the last official one of
Judge Bum on the bench. The resig-
nation comes when it completes Just
&c years of life as a judge, counting
the service of Judge Bum on the cir
cult.
Judge Bum has occupied a seat en-
the federal bench since 1877 and now,
being five years past the retiring aye
of 20, has determined to avail himseh
of his constitutional prerorgat I'VE,
that Of retiring from the bencl. upon
full pay for the remainder n his life
He has made an excellent judge ara
has many warm friends ii the city and
throughout the district in which he
has held court. All express regret at
his resignation.
The appointment Of Mr. Sanborn is
regarded with high favor by Madison
attorneys. He has Ion g been regarded
as an authority on federal practice and
is one of the hardest working and best
lawyers in the state. His career at
the bar has been highly successful ana
his friends have no doubt that he will
t-a Of hC =,
the country. In addition to his abil,
ity as a lawyer he is a delightful
gentleman socially and has been one
of the most public spirited citizens OF
the capital city.
Career of Judge sanborn.
Judge Arthur l.. Sanborn was born
at Brasher Falls, New York, Nogem.
Der II, 1850. While a small boy he
removed with his parents to Lake &c.
neva. He received a preparatory
school education. In 1869 he removed
to Elkhorn and soon after went into
the Office of the register Of deeds. He
was register of deeds for Walworth
county from 1874 to 1878. In 1878 he
was defeated by one vote IN the repub-
lican county convention tor a third
nomination by the late w. H. Morrl-
son, afterwards of this city. Shortly
after this he came to Madison and en-
tered the university law school, He
took the state bar examination in 1879.
which test he successfully passed. In
1880 he graduated from the law
school. Upon graduation from that
institution he went into partnership
with the late Justice S. U. Pinney.
This partnership continued until 1892
when Mr.. Pinney took his seat upon
the supreme bench. Soon after he
formed a partnership with James B.
Kerr, the firm being known as San,
born & Kerr. IN 1893 the firm or
Spooner, SanbUrn G. Kerr was organ
lied the senior member being Col.
John {. Spooner, who had retired from
the senate but two years before. In
1894 when Charles p. Spooner had
completed his course in the law school
he was admitted to the partnership
the new firm being Spooner, Sanborr.
Kerr & SpoCner. In 1896 Mr.. Kerr re-
tired to go to the twin cities and
shortly afterwards Charles p. Spooner
also left to enter a law practice in Mil
waukee. Willet NJ. Spooner succeed
ed the latter gentleman. In 1899 this
firm was dissolved. Soon after MIR.
SanbOrn became associated with Louis
X. Luse, now of Superior and f. c.
Ellis, now of Milwaukee. The firm
name was Sanborn, Luse & Ellis.
Soon fhAN-
branch, OF which Mr.. Luse took charge.
The whole firm was called Sanborn.
Luse. Powell & Ellis. Early in 1908
this firm was dissolved the firm of
Sanhorn &, SanbOrn. Of which John b.
Sanborn was the junior partner. sue
ceeding to the Madison end of the bus
mess. From 1885 to 1883 Judge San
born was professor OF law in the uni
versity law school faculty and as
teacher had remarkable success.
From 1895 to 1900 he was secretary OF
the board of state bar examiners. He
has been member of he commission
on uniform legislation in the United
States He was one of the first mem.
bers OF the Madison board of police
and fire commissioners and served s
such until about three years ago. He
is especially well known as one of the
revisers of the Wisconsin statutes. OF
which he and John R. Bergman made
s lch : complete revision in 1897 ana
which revision was subsequently
adopted by the legislature Of that
year and became the law of the state
in 1898.
Judge Sanborn has been a candidate
Tor Office but twice, once in 1890 when
he re-. for mayor Of Madison. At that
time the city was heavily democratic
but he succeeded in holding his demo
cratic opponent, eX-Mayor Robert NJ.
Bashford down to a majority Of some
400 votes. In 1892 he was the reDub-
lican nominee for state senator. but
was again defeated by Mr.. Bashford
This was the year of the CLEVELAND
landslide and though Judge Sanborn
ran far ahead Of his ticket he could
not overcome the democratic lead.
At the present time Judge Sanborn
Is trying the case OF Stinson against
Douglas county before the man whom
he is to succeed. Judge Romance
Bum This matter consists Of seven
cases involving taxes on land in Doug
lass county and all are complicated
cases He is a member Of the bar Of
the United States supreme court His