The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-31
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Under present judicial system have district court judges in
number of the counties
county law judge and of the
ties Judges with many of different jurisdiction
Judges chancellor and vice
chaneo chief and eight associate justices of the supreme
and addition judges who with the chancellor chief justice
and eight justices of the supreme constitute the court
of last OF the that court being composed of sixteen judges
the trainers of judicial system
that THE JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT SHOULD
GO TO EACH COUNTY THREE TINES IN EACH YEAR
and try important before jury whereby suor had the
benefit of judge of great experience try their
SUCH CONFIDENCE IN TIE PEOPLE
THAT COMPARATIVELY FEW APPEALS WERE TAKEN TO THE
MAJORITY OF THE CASES WERE
SETTLED THE TRIAL IN THE COUNTY
THEREFORE HIGHEST IMPORTANCE THAT THE
JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME CONTINUE TO PRE-
CASES IN THE COUNTY,
The increase number of appeals the of last resort
has the justices of the court sit for
of the time in that that THEY HAVE BEEN UN
ABLE FOR THE LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS TO 60
DOWN TO THE COUNTIES; AS FORMERLY, and that has
necetated the appointment of special circuit judges
The last composed of sixteen judges
consideration and disposition Of that court very
slow and HAS RESULTED IN THE ACCUMULATION OF A
LARGE LIST OF CAUSES in that and they will under the
present system constantly increase
Under the proposed amendment the six circuit Judges with
salary 900 eac and the six special judges the court Of last
resort with compensation of about 49, each will be
dispensed with.
EACH COUNTY AS Now A LAW JUDGE
The present justices supreme and the chancellor and
vice will be justices Of the court and from that
body Judges selected constitute the court of last resort
with no other duty perform, and WILL THEREBY BE EN-
ABIED TO SIT FOR THE HEARING OF CASES THROUGH
OUT THE ENTIRE YEAR. except such time allowed for
vacation.
THE DELAY AND EXPENSE WILL THEREBY BE
SAVED COUNSEL AND suiToRs ARE APPARENT.
The remaining justices supreme court will be divided into
two branches hear law and the other branch to
hear ancery the law justices formerly go down
70 the counties for each
Power given supreme court justices to make changes
procedure transfer without cost to the stor
which has been in the court the proper tribunal
and TO establish practice so SIMPLE AND EXPEDITIONS
THAT MERE TECHNICALITIES WILL NOT PREVAIL 10
DEFEAT THE ENDS OF JUSTICE
ur courts will be dispose of legal controversies upon
their merits with Dispatch odmg ample time for debaton ana
m consideration of the rights suor and the delay vexaton and
auting from technical defenes and the selection of the
wrong tribunal will be substantially removed
This amendment was reported the legislature after much study
and deberation by consisting OF John w G Frank
lin Mrnbv Van Sycke Charles l. Corbn and John T. Hardin
II was without any PARTISAN INFLUENCE and has beer
nroved nv two successive by almost unanimous VOTE
No reasonable objection been be urged against IL ana It's
defeat can inure only to the benefit those who make litigation
so EXPENSIVE AND SO INTERMlNABLE that the ordinary
tor can derive no benefit from prosecution OF Just claim
EVERY CITIZEN WHO DESIRES HAVE JUSTICE ExPE0I-
rIoIsly ADMINISTERED EXERT HIMSELF TO SECURE
rAE ADOPTION AMENDMENT
IF rejected costly and imperfect
aI system can effected until the expiration Of another five
years.
The delay and expense suit under present system
in many cases to DENIAL OF JUSTICE