The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-04-23
ACTION OF THE
BAR ASSOCIATION,

"A Ii
At meeting of the Bar Association
of PR nee Geoge's Comfy. Maryland.
held at Upper Marlboro, on April 20,
1903, the following resolutions were
passed.
WHEREAS, Under Article Four,
Section Three, of our State Constitution
limiting the tenure of our judges to
seventy years of age, this Association
realizes that the Honorable George G.
Merrick one of the Associate Justices
of the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Mary
land, will by reason of age, retire in
few days from the bench; therefore be
RESOLVED, That by the retirement
of Judge Merrick the judicial bench
of this county and of the
circuit of which he is an Ass ociate
Judge will have lost one of its ablest
and most honored members. 1t has
been our pleasure to be thrown in
contact with Judge Merrick, not
only as judge of the Court of this
county and as presiding officer OF this
association; and we take great plea
sure in saying that he has made an
impartial, upright, careful and in
dhstrious judge; and that he has
filled this high Office since 1897 with
honor to the circuit and to his native
county. In grasp OF mind and
quickness of perception few have
equaled him ON the bench. He has
administered justice, not combining
himself to the narrow Gotten harsh
and technically rules of law; but has
aimed to get at the right and truth
in the matters that were at issue
before him; and when asccrtained, to
decide them in accordance with
principles of universal justice, reason
and the right of matter. He has
heard with patience the arguments
of counsel, and has always conceded
to both sides full time and fair play,
though himself perceiving the gist
of the matter in a few minutes. He
delved into the musty records and
cumbersome and conflicting returns
of testimony with indsutry and with
care, evincing the most earnest
effort to extract the truth and the re-
al.truth. His well known genial man.
ners, his courtesy, kindness and
affability towards all who have been
thrown in his company, have won
for him their unqualified love and
affection.
RESOLVED, That this Association
owes its existence and present stand
ing TO the executive ability and
energy of Judge Merrick. Over it
he has pre- ,ided since its organization
with eminent satisfaction to all con-
cerned. To him it owes it's present
place of meeting and is indebted for
one of the finest law libraries in
Maryland. As members of the Bar
and as citizens of the County, we
properly further add that the Court
house Itself. with its present rooms,
conveience and arrangement, is large,
ly due to Judge Merrick's effort
and labor.
In the discharge of his official
duties, Judge Merrick has evinced
great love of obedience to law, of
peace, order and sobrienety in our
county, and has condemned proper.
ly and fearlessly infractions of the
police regulations of our state which
occurred so frequently in portions
of our county, and which amounted
often to a defiance of law. Herein
he has rendered most efficient ser.
vice in aiding our state and county
officers in suppressing these cimes
and misdemeanors and bringing
the culprits to the bar of justice.
Many sections of our county owe
their present purity and progressive
condition to his vigilance, fearless
ness and energy. We are further
pleased to know that the subject
of these resolutions retires in full
possession of all of his fine mental
qualities and in good health; and we
most earnestly hope that be may en-
Joy many years of useful and pro-
sperous life.
RESOLVED, That these resolutions
be- spread upon the minutes of this
ssociation, and that with consent
of the Court, copy of them be en-.
rolled upon the Court Records.
Unanimously adopted April 20,
1909
G. II. STANLEY, President
ALLEN BOWIE, Secretly.
After the adoption of the aforego-
ing resolutions, the Bar of Prince
Georges County presented to Judge
Merrick handsome piece of silver
(being a card-receiver) inscribed as
follows
(The Bar of Prince Geosge's
County to the Honorable George g.
Merrick on his Retirement from the
Bench, A pril %, 1909