The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-03
The circuEt Judgeship.

term of office OF the present ms
cumbent, there twill be at least
three aspirants flor appointment
as Circuit Judg@ of this, the 10th
Judicial District of Mississippi
lion. Robert Fl Cochran (the
present judge, lHon. j. L. Buck
lev. OF Shubuta, land Hon. X. E.
Wilbourn, OF Meridian. OF the
three it is but mai ural, of course,
that our sympathies and support
should be enlisted in behalf OF
the last named, add we heartily
agree withsand cdEmmend the ut
terances OF ourIeontemporary,
the Macon Beacon, as expressed
in it's issue of September 28th
and reproduced below:
Richard Eggestpn Wilbourn,
ESQ.,, of the Meridian bar, has
announced that al tn proper
time he will be an applicant for
the circuit judgeshtp OF this, the
s5penth judicial District of Miss
issippi,
MIR, Wilbourn, Who is well
known in NoxubeeJ was born i'll
tbc southern part Of the county,
and is about thirty Years old. An
interesting bit Of hib family his
tory is that his fathdr, Col. Rich
ard Wilbourn, was DIN Stonewall
Jackson's staff, ana eaught that
general in his arm1 as he fell
MORALLY wounded tr4m his horse
at Charlottesville.
Mr.. Wilbourn grad uated with
marked distinction In both the
academic and law departments
of the University OF Mississippi
and was q licentiate il the aca-
demic branches while taking his
law course there. Sir{ce leaving
college he has practleed law il
Meridian with distinguished sue
cess, and is now CityIAttorney
He is a member OF khe firm oil
Neville & Wilbourn.
Praise of candidateE is often
perfunctory and often fulsome.
but the Beacon is guilty of Meth
err of these faults i'll sailing that
Mr.. Wilbourn's applidltion fol
this high office will oheE Govern
or Noel an opportunitIto make
o perfect appointment. klt Is nc
exaggeratian to say THAI not IL
the whole State of Mississippi is
there a man better fttedsin char
acter,. temperament andE attain
ments for the bench thaIk is Mr.
Wilbourn.
lie iG a gentleman Of iEnmacu
late reputation and STANDS high
in every public and private reia
ton in lie. OF a calm aid ever
temperament and unusually clear
perceptive powers, he possesses
in an eminent degree What is
called the judicial poise'l The
old Anglo Saxon qualiticaE bon o.
a Judge is that he be one Ilearn
ed in the law; and NH viii.
bourn is known to be one Eof the
very ablest OF the youngerEmem.
beers OF the bar of the wholeEState
Young as he is, the SUPREME
Court of Mississippi has pail hin
the rare compliment OF printing
in full in the State reporiE us ;
part of its opinion, bis bIFet o
argument in a case befort tht
court.
There is no office of morel i'm
portance to the people oil th'
Tenth judicial District than th'
circuit judgeship, and we wi b.
fortunate indeed If Mr.. WiIbburr
is given the place. lie will Idii
pense justice with an even .kan'
and interpret the law with leIrn
ing aud wisdom. So higbs al
opinion. of Mr.. Wilbourn's qllali
ications as a judge have we, Eha
once he is placed on the bebcl
and given an opportunity to lex
hibit them, we will have hdpe
of seeing an5ther MississipIEa a
at some future time a membeE 0
the Supreme Court OF the Unite
States.
The only di crepancy we ke
in the above is that MIR. Wilbo9r3
is glearer thirty three than thitt
years Of age, which is that mEl
to the gentleman's advantage
the way OF experience.