The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-10
JUSTICE HUGHES
TAKES HIS PLACE
ON SUPREME BENCH
Ceremony Of Swearing In
New Member Of Supreme
Court This Morning.
Convenes For Fall Term Of
Great Importance.
JUSTICE HARLAN PREsIDBs
JUSTICE HARLAN PREsmBs
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Washington, Oct. 1O.-The SUI
preme court of the United States.
presided over temporarily by John
NJ Harlan as senior associate justice.
opened the October term today and
prepared for what is likely to 20
down in history as one of the most
important wears in the record of that
judicial body.
Charles Evans Hughes took the
oath OF office and was seated at the
lextreme left of the bench in the
place customarily occupied by the
last commissioned of the justices.
When this impressive ceremony was
completed the court heard motions.
iJutsice Harlan thereupon announced
the death of Chief Justice Fuller
during the recess and the court adj
journed out of respect of his
memory. The usual practice of adj
journing to call upon the president
was dispensed with as President
Taft was not in the city. The real
work of the court will begin tomor-
row when cases will be heard.
Including Justice Hughes there
were only seven OF the justices on
the bench, the place formerly occu-
pied by Justice Moody, being vacant
land another vacancy occurring as a
result of the death of Chief Justice
Fuller. These cannot be filled until
appointments have been made by
President Taft and confirmed by the
senate.
In accordance with the traditions
OF the supreme court the justices as
sembled I'm the robing room whence
they were escorted to the chamber
by the Marshal J. II. Wright II was
in the nobing room that the first
oath to support and defend the con-
lstitution and was taken in the pres
ence Of the other justices only. This
|having been administered the pro-
Icession formed to enter the supreme
court chamber. the justices taking
their places in the line according to
Ex-Governor Hughes. as yet with
out his new title, followed at the
END of the procession. Upon enter
ling the chamber he took his seat at
the clerks desk in accordance with
the procedure that has been followed
for many years.
Justice Harlan. after the court
Iopened. announced that Mr. Hughes
of New York. who had been COM
missioned a justice of the court was
present. He then directed the clerk.
James II. MoKenneyl to read the
commission. Following this, Justice
Harlan directed that the oath of
office be administered. This was
done by the clerk. Mr.. Hughes fol-
lowing with a firm voice, saying: 81.
Charles Evans Hughes, do solemnly
swear that | will administer justice
without respect to persons. and do
equals right to the poor and to the
rich. and that | will faithfully and
impartialy discharge and perform
all the duties incumbent on me as
associate justice of the supreme
court of the United States according
to the best of my abilities and UNDER
standing. agreeably to the constitu-
ion and laws of the United States.
SO help me God"
The marshal then shook hands
with the new justice. according 70
custom, and escorted him to his seat
on the extreme right Of the bench AS
he sat down Justice Holmes. occupy
ing the next chair, shook hands with
him and the other justices bowed
without rising.