The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-28
TRIBUTE IS PAID
TO DEAD JURIST
Exercises in Supreme Court in
Honor of Judge
Miner.
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED
SPEECHES BY e. q. cRITcHLoW
AND C.. S. ZANE.
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED

Impressive exercises in memory of the
late Judge James A. Miner, who died in
his apartments at the Bransford last
week. were held before the supreme court
yesterday morning.
No other business was transacted by
the tribunal except the receiving of the
resolutions on the death of the former
chief justice and the listening to the adj
dresses of number of attorneys. All
the district judges were present and also
a large number of attorneys.
Farley L. Williams, one of the nearest
friends of the deceased jurist. acted as
master of ceremonies and presented the
resolutions which were read and spread
upon the minutes of the court.
z. r. CritChlow delivered eloquent
address in which he related many Incl
dents in the life of Judge Miner. Charles
s. Zane. former chief justice of the court.
who served on the bench with Judge
Miner. spoke of his ASSOCIATIONS WIN the
deceased and told of his lovable traits of
character.
The following were the resolutions pre-
scented:
Text of Resolutions.
James A Miner was born at Marshall.
Mich. on September 9. A. d. 1912. At an
early age he was admitted to the bar and
soon acquired profitable and promi
nent practice to which he devoted all of
his energy and ability until the possibil-
ity of a more extended field of usefulness
and honor in the far west induced him
to leave his native state and remove to
ION July ?. A. D. 1890. he was commits
stoned an associate justice of the su-
preme court of that territory by Presi-
dent Harrison. and was assigned to pre-
side in the district court of what was
then the first judicial district. COMPOSED
of the counties of Rich. Morgan, Davis.
Box Elder. Weber and Cache. the terms
1,11l 10
took the oath of office on the Cd of Au-
gust in said year. and immediately en-
tered upon the discharge of its duties in
the district
took his seat on the bench of the su-
prene court of the territory and con-
tinued a member of the court until the
expiration Of his term of four years. At
ter his retirement from the territorial
bench he engaged in the active practice
Of the profession in partnership with the
Hon. Ogden HileS. until, in the Novem-
Der election of 1885, he was elected a
judge of the supreme court of this state
which was organized with the Hon.
Charles S. Zane as chief justice and the
Hon. George W. Bartch and Judge Miner
as associate justices
Under the provisions of the constitu-
ton Judge Miner drew long, or seven
year term. and for the entire period con-
tinUed a member of the court, retiring
at the close thereof on January 5. 1893
having Oecllned TO De a cdnOl0dte Tor re-
election because of his impaired health
During the last two years of his term he
occupied the position of chief justice.
His Work Perpetusted.
The result of his character and work
as a judge are perpetuated in the records
of the district court and of this court,
and they bear testimony to the patience
fidelity and learning which he brought
to the fulfillment of his duties. He was
gifted to a marked degree with the ca
paCity of taking pains, and at all times
on the bench and in the consultation
room, gave to the consideration of the
cases brought before him the most care
full and patient examination. Upon the
bench he was ever distinguished by his
kindness and courtesy.
THE work of the court during the
period of seven years after its organiZa-
ton necessarily involved the decision Of
many mOmentOus questions, arising I'M
der the constitution and by reason Of
the change from the territorial conditions
to those of state sovereignty, and of the
highest importance to the people of the
commonwealth. To the determination of
all these Judge Miner contributed his full
measure of labor and learning which
will be preserved in the judgments of the
court. As a private citizen he was dis
tinguished by his quiet, dignified demean-
or and exemplary life He was always
interested in the welfare and upbuild-
ing of the community and was man of
influence. commanding the respect of ALL
and his death was a distinct loss to the
state.