The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-25
TATORNEYS SEEK
RELIEF IN COURTS
Prepare Bills to Present to the
Legislature
MORE JUDGES ARE WANTED
Jefferson County Bar Association Holds
a Meeting at Which Revision of
the Judicial System Is
Discussed.
MORE JUDGES ARE WANTED

At meeting Of the jefferson County
Bar association at the county court house
yesterday morning a bill adopted
providing for the appointment of two
additional judges of the city court Of
Jefferson county. and plans were outlined
for two other bills looking to the relief
Of the congested condition of other courts
of the county.
The legislative committee of the asso-
citation was instructed to draft bill pro-
viding for the appointment of one addi-
tional Judge for the circuit court and an
other bill providing for the consolidation
of all the courts of the county The COM
mittee was instructed to report these bills
al another meeting of the association To
be held next Friday morning at 10 O'clock
The bills that are being prepared by the
Bar association are to be presented at
the next session of the legislature, with
the request that they be adopted as laws.
The meeting of the Bar association was
called TO order yesterday morning at 10
o'clock by Judge A c. Howe. Frank
Deedmeyer was appointed secretary.
After preliminary organization the special
legislative committee appointed some time
ago to draft bill or bills looking to the
relief of the congested condition of the
courts of Jefferson county made re-
port.
Cabaniss Makes Report.
Chairman %. II. Cabaniss in making the
report, stated that politics and other
things had prevented the committee from
doing all the work that should have been
| done in the preparation of a report. that
to the best plans to suggest in the matter
and that the proposition was one of such
stupendous Importance and so many dif-
fculties that board of the best attor-
neys at the bar should have been en-
gagged on the work for several months
The report submitted provided for adj
ditional judges for the city court and
circuit court, and consolidation of all
the courts of the county with some other
minor details.
The report was taken up by paragraph
and discussed at length. Numerous
amendments were suggested and some
were adopted At the time of the noon
adjournment :25 o'clock. it had been de-
cided to ask the legislature to provide two
additional judges for the city court of thu
county and that the governor appoint
these judges.
1t was decided to prepare separate bills
to be presented to the legislature with the
idea that possibly some of them would
at least be acceptable and that meas
ure of relief would be secured.
Afternoon Session.
At the afternoon session, which met at
$3.50 o'clock. it was decided to draft two
additional bills, ono providing for the ap-
pointment of one additional judge for the
circuit court and another providing for
the consolidation of all the courts. SO that
the Judge OF any one court may go on
the bench in any of the other courts OF
the county and try cases in the absence
or incompetency of the judge of that
particular court
The legislative committee was instruct
ed to draft bills covering these ideas 20
be reported at the next meeting of the
Bar association, to be held next Friday
morning.
The meeting yesterday was well attend
county. and considerable interest WAC
taken In the discussions of the different
propositions before the body.
motion was made to havo the city
court at Bessemer abolished or removed
to Birmingham, but the matter was car
ried over to the next meeting, and VIII
probably bring about a warm discussion
at that time.