Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-10
Qualification of Members OF
Court of Appeals.
NEW CHIEF JUSTICE
ATTORNEYS AND OTHERS WIT
NESS THE CEREMONIES.
Mr.. Charles n. Duell Becomes Asso-
ciate Justice and Justice Shep-
ard is Promoted.

Associate Justice Seth Shepard and Mr..
Charles Fl. Duell today subscribed to the
ath of office respectively, as chief jus tice
and associate justice of the Court of APP
peals of the District of Columbia. After
Mr.. Chief Justice Shepard and Mr.. Justice
puell had qualified, the full court the other
member being Mr.. Justice Morris admitted
three attorneys to practice, and then pro-
ceeded with the hearing of cases On the
patent appeal calendar
Messrs Shepard and Duel, first in cham
bcrs, subscribed to an oath to support the
Constitution of the United States, and a
few moments later in the court room, which
was crowded with members of the bar and
others, took the oath to administer justice
without respect to persons. The ceremo-
MES were brief and simple.
AT 10 O'Clock there had gathered in the
private rooms of the justices of the Court
o. Appeals Chief Justice Clabaugh and
Associate Justices Barnard, Anderson
Gould and Wright Of the Supreme
Ctur. of the District of Columbia. and
Perry. Church, Worthington, Maddox,
beach, Foster. Wilson, Minor Thorn,
Earnest. Hoehling, Baker, Hitz and Las
Key, and Mr. James Maher of the Supreme
S S OF the United States. and Messrs.
moore and Colt of the patent office.
AAuouuceu Dy JuSt1ce motifs.
Mr.. Justice Morris announced the fact of
the appointments of his colleagues. and ex-
planned that he would administer to them
the oath to support the Constitution of
the United States, and that Immediately
thereafter in the court room the clerk
would administer the oath prescribed for
Judges. Mr.. Chief Justice Shepard and
Mr.. DUEL then subscribed to the prescribed
oath.
After Mr.. Justice Duell had also taken
the oath to support the Constitution the
members of the court filed into the court
room and mounted the bench, Crier TYLER
admonishing all persons having business
before the honorable the associate justices
OF the Court of Appeals of. the District of
columbia to draw nigh and give their at
tention. The chief justice and the assoc
cate justices of the Supreme Court of the
District Of Columbia took seats In the
'front.' row. Addressing the members of the
bar Mr.. Justice Morris said:
Gentlemen, 1t becomes my very pleasant
duty to announce that Mr.. Justice Shep-
ard, who has been appointed by the Presf-
dent. and confirmed by the Senate, as chief
commission. The clerk will first read the
commission and then administer the oath,
according to law
Oath Administered.
At the conclusion of the reading of the
commission by Clerk Hodges Mr.. Chief
Justice Shepard stepped to the clerks desk
and subscribed to the following oath:
II, Seth Shepard. appointed chief justice
OF the Court of Appeals of the District Of
Columbia, do solemnly swear that l will
administer justice without respect to per-
sons, and do equal right to the poor and to
the rich; and that / will faithfully and i'm
partially discharge and perform all the
duties incumbent on me as chief justice of
the Court of Appeals of the District of CO.
lumbia, according to the best of my abil-
tiles and understanding. agreeable to the
Constitution and laws of the United States
So help me God"
Mr.. Justice Morris next announced:
Mr.. Charles H. Duell, who has been APP
pointed and confirmed as associate Justice
to succeed Mr.. Chief Justice Shepard. is
also here with his commission, which the
clerk will read, after which Mr. Justice
DUEL will proceed to take the oath of Of
fice.'
The commission was read and the oath
administered. Mr.. Justice Morris congrat-
ulated his associates and informed those in
attendance that the clerk would make the
proceedings a matter Ofrecord and certify
the same to the Department of Justice.
Attorneys Admitted to Practice.
Next Mr.. John NJ. Colt, attorney for the
commissioner of patents, arose and moved
that Mr.. Holland S. Duell be admitted to
practice before the court. 1t was explain
ed that Mr.. Duell. who is the son of The
new associate justice, is a member of the
bar OF the supreme court of the state CT
New York, and is otherwise qualified to
practice before the Court of Appeals of the
District of Columbia
Two other attorneys were admitted, and