Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-12


are in a position to organize the new
court at once, but the conditions sur
rounding the organization of the new
superior courts are less favorable, ow-
ing to lack of building facilities at the
county court house. Until sufficient
room has been provided for the new
courts It is probable that the new
judges will relieve those who are now
on the bench, which arrangement Will
enable the present Judges to dispose
OF a large number of cases which they
now have under consideration.
Commissioners Provided For
In naming the personnel of the new
appellate court Governor Pardee pro-
vided for all the members of the pres
ent supreme court commission. Those
who will compose the various divisions
of the new appellate court are as fol-
lows:
First district, San Francisco-R. c..
Harrison, presiding justice; j. A.
Cooper Dem.) and S. P. Hall.
Second district, Los Angeles-Whea-
TON "A. GTdy, pTeSluulB Ju5liSC, d-oA 6S
H. Smith Dem.) and M. T. Allen.
Third district, sacramento-N. P.
Chapman, presiding justice; A. j.
Buckles of Solano and G. e. McLaugh-
lin of Pluma (Dem).
All the appointments made by the
governor expire in January, 1907, the
state and county conventions next year
naming successors to the governors
nominees.
Wheaton A. Gray, the presiding JUS
tice of the Second district, is Tulare
man, while the other two members of
this division of the appellate court
are old residents of Los Angeles
county.
The new apportionment of judicial
honors will bring jude George H.
Smith to Los Angeles again. He has
been living in San Francisco during his
service as a supreme court commits
sioner.
Judge Smith was born in Philadel-
phia, February 2, 1884, but he came to
California when a young man and his
name is prominently connected with
the history of the state. He is related
to the Bannings by marriage.
Judge Allen Appointed
Judge NJ. T. Allen of the superior
court. who has been elevated to the
appellate bench, is the other Los An
geles man who will complete the Sec
ond division of the new court.
Judge Allen was born in Greenville,
Ohio, September II, 1S4S. He entered
the academic department of Oberlin
college and later studied law at Win
chester, Ind, where he was admitted
to the bar when twenty-one years of
age.
He came to Los Angeles in 1886, and
he soon gained a widespread reputation
as a lawyer. He was United States at
torney by President Harrison.
Judge Allen resigned his office dur
ing President Cleveland's administra-
ton, and he began the practice of law
with Senator Frank p. Flint. In 1896
he was elected to the superior bench of
this county, the position which he has
held since
AS was outlined by The Herald sever
al days ago, Governor Pardee's ap-
pointments to the superior bench of Los
Angeles county are as follows:
w. P. James, Walter Bordwell, G.
A. Gibbs and Charles o. Monroe.
William P. James has been a favor
ite throughout the race for judgship
honors, and his appointment has been
regarded as a certainty.
Youngest Judge
Judge James will be the youngest
judge on the superior bench of Los
Angeles county, having been born in
1870 near Buffalo, N. Y. He was
brought to California when three years
old. and he has spent all his life in Los
Angeles.
Judge James graduated from the Los
Angeles high school and started out
in life as a newspaper reporter, having
held the position of court reporter on
The Herald for three years.
In 1898 he was elected to the township
bench, which position he held until he
was appointed chief deputy in the Office
VI RlStiiOt Attolhey piSueiiohe'
G. A. Gibbs Of Pasadena was born in
1859 near Clinton, Mass. He was ad-
mitted TO the Massachusetts bar in
1856 and after comparatively brief
practice at that bar he moved to Call
fornia.
Attorney Gibbs is a graduate OF Lam
caster academy, Massachusetts and a
law graduate Of the University of Bos-
ton.
Attorney Walter Bordwell was born
in Michigan about forty-fve years ago
He was admitted 10 the bar at Lans-
ing, Mich. and came to Los Angeles In
1889. The new Judge holds a high
nIaAa IN local legal circles. and his ap-