The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-02-25
THE NEW JUDGES.
Judge J. w. DeVore, of the Eleventh
Circuit, and Judge S. w. G..
Shipp, of the Tewlfth.

The legislature last week elected
Hon. J. w. DeVore judge of the new
Eleventh ciNcrMt; and Hon. S. w. G.
Shipp judge of the new Tewlfth cir
cult.
Following is sketch Of the lives
of the two new judges:
James William DeVore.
Hon. James William DeVore was
born OIL May 6, 1856, at Fair View
plantation about eight miles south Of
Ndgelield court house. After at
tending what are known as the old
field schools in the neighborhood, he
entered Washington and Lee univer-
sity, where he finished his education.
Leaving school he read law under
Gov. j. G. Sheppard at Edgdfeld, and
was admitted to the bar on the 10th
of January, 1880, and located in
Edgeficld.
In 1902 he entered politics and ran
for the house Of representatives, and
after two races in The primary Ire was
elected over his opponent by % votes
He again entered for the same place
III 1904 and nHd to :un tN1 races,
heatiag ii: :'rronent by 336 votes in
tie second r'cc. Tn 1906 lie ran aoajE
a;'l he;,lal thc ticket, showing tha:
lie grew ,t.on@er and stronger be-
fare the people Of his county. His
record as legislator proves him man
,,f a, t,,> hac fnu
superiors, I; was shown in the many
discussions ne participated in. Mr..
DeVorc has conducted Ai:rsef III
such d way as to inspire ani gain the
confidence Of the members Of the gen
eral assembly to that extent which
enabled him to offer as candidate for
judge Of the Eleventh circuit and on
February 20, 1908, that body elected
him judge over a distinguished com
petitor.
Judge DcVorc several years ago
married one Of Edgcfcld's most beau
tiful aud lovely daughters, Miss Sal
lie Dozier. They boih come from two
Of the best families in the State. Mr..
DcVorc is a gifted man. lie has a
good judicial mind and will add lus-
tire to the bench.
Samuel w. G.. Shipp.
Samuel Wilds Gillespie Shipp, who
was elected judge Of the Twelfth cir
cult, is one of the best known lawyers
in the northeastern section Of the
State. He is one of the ablest and
yet one Of the most retiring men at
the bar in the State. He is sought
for his advice and opinion, but was
never known TO intrude it. =.
He was born at Chapel Hill, n. c.,
4S years ago. His father, Rev. A. M.
Shipp, D. d., was a professor at that
time in the University Of North Caro-
lima, his mother was daughter Of
Samuel Wilds Gillespie Of family
we'll known and referred to in Gregg's
History Of the Old Chcraws, whom ne
married while preaching in Cheraw
as a young minister in the Methodist
conference. After the war Mr.. SShipp
moved with his family to Woffora
college, of which institution he was
made president, which position he
filed for nearly Is years and the new
judge entered that venerable collegs
as student, later graduating at Van
,lerbilt, to which college his father
went to fill chair, and occupied that
chair for Is years, returning, in his
old age, to his wife's home in Marl-
boro county, near 'Chcraw, his health
greatly impaired, where he devoted
his time to literature, his best known
book being history of Mcthodism.
Sam Shipp began the practice Of
law in Beanettsvillc with Mr.. New
ton, formerly solicitor Of the circuit,
and quickly advanced in the ranks OF
the profession. He moved to Flor
encc, young and promising city in
1895, having formed partnership
with the present Justice G.. A. Woods,
whose business connections in that
section were very large. He has
practiced law at the Florence bar
continuously, having been associated
in q number of the most notable casas
in that section, particularly the cf-
forts to defeat the opening Of the
dispensary over the expressed will Of
the people of Lake City and Scranton,
and other nard fought eases. He has
served as city attorney of Florence
and was connected with the extensive
litigation over the graded school char