Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-31
TWO JUDGES TAKE
OATH OF OFFICE
Frank G. Finlayson and Gavin
Craig Are Sworn in for
Places on Bench
IURISTS TO CHANGE COURTS
General Switch viii Occur When
Three New Men Assume
Their Duties
IURISTS TO CHANGE COURTS

Two of the three new Judges of the
Los Angeles county superior court
who will assume office January 3, 1911,
the first day of the new year that is
not a legal holiday, yesterday took the
oath of office.
They we're Judges-elect Frank G.
Irinlayson and Gavin Craig, whose COM
missions from the secretary of state at
Sacramento arrived yesterday morn
inc and who sought the office OF the
county clerk III the afternoon.
Andrew Francisco. chief deputy to
6. G. Ncycs. county clerk. admins
tered the oath to them, the affirmation
10 which they swore being simple
ono and to the effect that they viii up
hold the laws of county and state.
They then signed the oath in the
county's book of miscellaneous records.
J. Perry Wood, the other incoming
judge, has not taken the oath of office,
so far as could be learned at the court
house lie may have received his com
mission. sworn to the oath before some
official other than the county clerk,
forwarded it to the secretary of state
and intends TO file a copy hero. which
is according to law, court house Of
ficers declare.
JUDGES TO CHANGE COURTS
With the appearance of Judges Fin
lawson. Craig and Wood upon the SUI
perior court bench Tuesday there VIII
be considerable changes in the county
courts other than in jurists.
Judge Wood will preside in depart
ment one. which will remove from It's
present position on the fourth iloor 10
the apartment where department seven
now is located on the third floor
Judge Rives will continue in depart
ment two on tho third floor and Judge
Houser will remain in department three
on the fourth floor.
Judge Finlayson will sit in depart
ment four. which will remain where 1t
is on the third floor.
Judge Conrey will still preside In de-
partment five on the third floor and
Judge Monroe will remain in depart
ment six on the fourth floor.
Judge Craig will assume the bench
in department seven, which will be re-
moved from the third floor to the
apartment now occupied on the fourth
floor by department one.
Judge Wilbur will continue in de-
partment eight on the third floor, as
will Judge Bordwell, presiding judge,
i'm department nine, on the fourth floor
Judge Hutton will take his official
scat in department ten on the fourth
floor, his exchange from department
four being because he is next in line
for the office of presiding judge and
it is desired that that position shall
proceed numerically when the change
is made next May.
LAST DAY FOR THREE
Judge Willis will continue in depart
ment eleven and Judge Mccormick,
who is sitting in department one, will
move to department twelve, the latter
two sections being those where the
criminal cases are heard.
The retiring jurists are Judge Her
vey, who has been in department seven;
Judge Moss of department ten and
Judge Davis of department twelve
Today is the last official day for them
TO sit upon the bench.
Another unusual condition in the
courts. beginning January 3, is that
there then will be five juries at work
There ordinarily are only three needed
in the superior court, two always being
required in the criminal departments
and one to hear civil cases. These
latter actions, however, have increased
so greatly that there viii be another
jury added with the beginning of the
new year. In addition there IS the one
temporarily required in the probate de-
partment where the contest Of Beatrice
Anita BaldWn-Turnbun for daugh-
ters share of the estate Of +. ]. Bald
win will be resumed January T.
That makes five juries i'm all, being
distributed among Judges Rives, Wood,
HOuScr. Willis and Mccormick.
Despite the many changes, the calen-
dar will proceed undisturbed, the cases
all remaining in the departments where
they now are set and the only diff
ference being in the men who viii
near them.