The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-13
C. C. Nesmith Heartily Endorsed
By The Bar For Chief Justice
There Are Over 100 Members Of the Local Bar Mr. Ne
smith Has Not Yet Asked to Support Him

Birmingham, Ala, February II, 1910.
To the Democratic Voters of Alabama
Hon. C. C. Nesmith. judge of the city
court of Birmingham, having an
nounced his candidacy for chief JUS
tice of the supreme court, at the In
stance of many members of the bal
of Alabama, we the undersigned men,
bers of the jefferson county bar, In
view of our peculiar knowledge and
interest, submit the following state
ment touching his qualifications for
that high office:
He was born and reared in Alabama.
He is a son of distinguished law
yer.
He is a graduate of the University
of Alabama.
He began the practice in Lamar
county Immediately after his gradu-
alton and soon became recognized as
one of the leaders of the bar of west
| Alabama.
Elected a member of the constitu-
| tional convention In 1901. he served
| in that body with fidelity and distinc-
| ton, and in particular as a member
| of the legislative and judiciary COM
| mittee.
| Elected in 1902 to the state senate
with eminent lawyers he rendered val
liable aid in putting the new and IN
tried constitution into operation.
Upon adjournment OF that legisla-
| ture Judge Nesmith moved to Birming
| ham and Immediately began the prac-
tice of law.
On January Z, 1907, he was appoint
ed as temporary judge Of the city court
| Of Birmingham.
On February rs of the same year he
was elected by the legislature to a
regular judgeship OF the same court
and performed the duties of the. Of
| fee with such satisfaction to the men,
bers of the bar and the people of JET
erson county that in 1908 and notwith
standing his brief residence he was reg
ularly elected to his present position
as judge of the city court for the fuii
term of six years, receiving in the pri-
mary an exceptionally heavy vote
though opposed by two other promi-
nent and popular competitors for tina;
| office.
Since his election he has continuously
| discharged the onerous and exacting
duties of his office with eminent success
and marked ability. and to the unquali-
| fled satisfaction of the profession and
| the people Of Jefferson county.
Vigorous In mind and body, experienced
| us lawyer, legislator. constitutions maker
and Judge, he is thoroughly equipped fol
service on the supreme bench OF this
state.
Quiet and reserved in manner. a stu
dent of the law and of men and affairs
firm, yet courteous; Of impreesing digni'
ty as presiding judge; of strong con-
victions, yet open-mindcd to the reception
Of truth instinctively just and apprecia-
tive of the right, he possesses the tempera-
ment and natural dignity which have
characterized the eminent men who have
enjoyed the honor of presiding over thai
| court.
A good citizen and a good husband, q
good father and home lover, we assert
with the utmost confidence that he will
fill the high Office of chief justice will
ease and with distinction; and that he will
win and enjoy the cordial friendship and
fellowship Of the able and distinguished
jrrtices Of the court. associated with him
In the difficult work of that tribunal
AS judge of the city court of Biz
mingham, Judge Nesmith has encountered
many difficult cases, involving perhaps s
Grea ter variety and number of perplexinf
questions thaa are presented to any mis-
prius court In the state, and he has thu
grown familiar to the many questions pc
culiar to modern industrial and CONNER
cial development.
Being in the very prime of life, in
tensely earnest, laborious and ambitious
to do good work, we think he Is pc
cul!nrly and exceptionally fitted to cop
with the immense and disproportionat
III assure OF the work which devolves upol
the chief justice of the court, the dutie
of the chief justice requiring him not onl!
TO preside at every session of the court
but to sit with both divisions in confer
cncc upon every case decided; to recog
nizc and harmonize the decisions OF tn
two divisions. in addition to the prepare
ton Of opinions in the cases which ar
assigned to him individually. It IL need
less to point out that the physical AM