Imperial Valley press., 1910-07-30
SHAW FOR JUSTICE
Incumbent Who Seeks Denomination Has Been Imperial Valley Owner
 and Frequent Visitor Mere.

The Imperial Valley Press believes that the people of Imperial Valley will do we'll to vote at the primary election for the renomination of Judge Victor E. Shaw as Republican candidate for the position of Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal. Judge Shaw Is an upright and honorable man, an able jurist. and has been a property owner in Imperial Valley. has made frequent visits here, and this has afforded him an opportunity to become thoroughly familiar with valley conditions Such Knowledge might be good for judge to possess should matters of valley interest come before him.
 He has issued a dignified appeal to the voters, as follows:
 "As Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal of this. the second district. my official duties will not permit of my seeking personal interview with the great number of electors through out the district. As a candidate for renomniation, am, therefore com pelled to call attention to the fact through the medium of the postoffice.
 "If my record as a member of this court merits your approval. and you are opposed to changes in the judi ciary except for cause, then respect fully request your support and ask that you distribute the enclosed cards to your friends with the suggestion that they join you in voting for
 VICTOR E. SHAW"
 Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal"
 Members of the bar have issued strong endorsement of Judge Shaw in which they say, in part:
 We, the undersigned members of the Bar (regardless of party affilia- tion) recognize that changes in the Judiciary lead to instability and un- certainty in the administration of the law. This is particularaly true of the appellate courts, whose function it is to declare what the law is. The Court of Appeal for this (the Second) dis trict, the present members of which are Judge M. T. Allen, J. W. Taggart and Victor E. Shaw, is justly regarded as one of the strongest and most efficient in the state. To change the personel of the court cannot strength en it, but might seriously impair it's efficiency, for, to accomplish results, the judges must work together as a team
 Judge Shaw is standing for renom- ination as Associate Justice to succeed himself During his four years ser vice he has made good in every sense of the term. By his work he has demonstrated that he possesses the three important elements in a ! judicial officer-viz: fearless honesty, | legal learning and industry His record, measured by the supervisory action of the Supreme Court is shown by the fact that in only two cases of the great number of opinions written by him during his four years service has the judgment of the court been set aside and reversed.
 ITO retire Judge Shaw when stand ing for renomination upon the splen- did record made would not only be unjust to him, but a distinct loss to the judiciary. There is no doubt, in our judgment, but that the efficiency of the court, as well as public inter- est, will be best subserved by return ing Judge Shaw as Associate Justice, thereby maintaining the existing per sonnel of the court, the result of whose judicial labors has called forth general approval"