The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
JUDGE ROWELL'S CAREER
HAS BEEN ON SUPREME COURT,
BENCH OVER % YEARS.
John W. R0weu Was Born a. Years
Ago and Has Been Chief Judge u
the Supreme Court OF Vermont for
More Than Eight Years-Fiye
Judges Born In Same Year Served
On Bench mt Same Time.

| Judges Born In Same Year Served
On Bench ut Same Time.
head to follow
1t is matter of considerable in.
terest that Chief Judge John w. Ro-
well of the Supreme Court of YER
mont has already completed the
longest term of service of any men,
Der of that court.
Judge Rowell was reporter of the
decisions of the Supreme Court for
period of eight years 0S72-1SS0)
before mis- appointment Ivy Governor
F'arnham as sixth associate judge
January II, 1882, and will have com
pleted today twenty-eight years and
three months of service, more than
eight years of which time he has been
the chief judge of the court.
The late Chief Judge Jonathan
Ross, who, until recently, held the
record for judicial service as a
member Of the Supreme Court, com
menced his service December /, 1870.
and at the time of his retirement
January IL, 1899, to accept the APP
pointment of Governor Edward C.
Smith, as United States Senator to
fill out the uneXpired term of Sena-
tor Justin S. Morrill, he had COM
pleted twenty-eight years, one month
and eleven days of service
Judge Rowel was born June 9,
1885, and will therefore be IS years
of age on June of this year. Former
Judge James M. Tyler will be Is
April q of this year and stands Sec
ond to Judge Rowell among men nov,
living in length of service on the
Supreme Bench. Judge Rowell was
appointed Chief Judge upon the
death of former Chief Judge Russell
S. Taft who, having been born Janu-
airy 2S, 1885, would also have been
70 years old this year. Former Judge
II. Henry Powers will be rs years
of age on May 20 of this year and
Judge Wheelock G., Veazey was born
December 3, 1895. 1t is a peculiar
and interesting coincidence that five
judges serving on the bench at the
same time, about the year 1888,
should have been born in the same
year, 1885.
John w. ROwelI.
John w. Rowell of Randolph was
born in Lebanon, n. H., June 8, 1885,
educated in the common schools and
West Randolph Academy, having re.
moved to Randolph in 1856 He read
law and was admitted to the bar Of
Orange County in 1858; was States
Attorney for the county in 1862 and
1863 and represented his town in
1861 and 1862. He was Senator from
the same county in 1874 and was ell
ected reporter of decisions of tbs
Supreme Court in 1872 and held the
office by continuous elections and an
pointments until December 1880 when
he declined another appointment.
He was appointed sixth associate
judge by Governor Farnham, receiv-
ing his commission in 1882, was ell
ected fifth associate judge in 1884,
and promoted to fourth associate
eo!A 'WeVSuIIlQ IouI9AoD AZ 9spnr
Russell 5. Taft, promoted, was elect
ed second associate in 1890 and, on
the death of Judge Taft, 1902, was
appointed chief judge and has re-
ceived successive elections by the
Legislature since.
James Vi. Tyler.
James NJ Tyler of Bratneporo
was born in Wilmington, April o.
1885, and educated at Brattleboro
Academy. He studied law and grad
uated at Albany Law School, 1860
and was admitted to Windham Coun-
ty bar in 1860 and at once formed a
partnership with Hon. Stephen T..
Flagg with whom he practiced four
'N'i o. iiS lcpICaclllcu WllilillSl Ou
in 1863 and ga and in the extra SEES
sion of 80 and moved to Brattle-
with Hon. C. X Field, with whom lie
was in practice fifteen years. He
was States Attorney for his county
in 1867 and '6S and a member of the
46 and 47th Congresses. In Septem-
Der, 1887, he was appointed by Gov
ernor Ormsbee as associate Judge
of the Supreme Court to FIJI the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
William II. Walker and has held the
position continuously until he de-
clined reelection, his term expiring
| Dec. /, 1908.
ii. Henry Powers.
Fl, Henry Powers of Morristown,
was born in Morristown. May 20,
1885 and graduated from the Uni
| versity of Vermont 1865. He read law
and was admitted to Lamoille County
bar in 1888, practiolng in Hy lie
Park and representing that town in
1858. In 1861 and $50 he was States
Attorney for his county and was a
member of the Council of Censors in
1863 and of the Constitutional Con-
yention of 1870. In 1872 he was SEN
ator from Lamoille county and repre-