Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-13
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OMAHA. Aug. Ito The Editor OF The
Bee: am a lawyer and republican.
have been practicin~ IN different courts
here for many years The people usually
underestimate the importance % choosing
ttf~fsht men 20 be- their Judges. and they
] uaIly dlscredh lawyers advice because
bey think thew arr biased b. winning or
losing Their cases. For similar reason law
yers usually keeu BOOSTING for the Judges IN
office because they have pending cases.
and do not want 70 offend This win eN-
plain WHY 7 do not WISH nv name used
when I give M honest opinion about these
judges
Although the district bench consists Of
seven Judges. every lawyer knows that
the docket is IA behind There is no real
excuse FOR This u AL our judges were
really energetic ana competent. siS Of
them could easily transact all the business
.s2sedHy without oveFworking
I believe Il Is the consensus Of opinion
among lawyers that Judge Howard Ken
nedy is the most satisfactory u an the
judges. Re mas grown since ne has been
on the bench. He Is studious. industrious
and open minded
For ability as LAWYER / would put
Judge Redick next 10 him Judge Redick
il keen. but inclined 10 be technical
Because Of this he has been charged with
favoring the corporate ana property inter
ests too much. he takes more cases away
from juTies than any other nudge, and for
that reason is not particularly popular
with the men who serve as jurors.
Judge sutton is popular and Hkeable. My
criticism Of him is that he has a tendency
to grandstanding- He Is not as wen
versed in the law as he should be. and
At times Is inclined to be autocartic But
he is a vote getter and will strengthen the
ticket
Judge Troup Is Industrious enough. but
thfck-headeti ana set He il ant to be for
or againEt a htiEant as soon as the case
is stated. and seldom can any argument
be pounded into hiiD "a change his mind
no matter what the facts.
Judge Sears would be bstter Judge il
ne would concentrate more ON the bust
ness In hand. His decisions are usually
SIGHT, although his explanations Of them
aTt' not convincing. He " the only Judge
II hing from the outside counties. and II
tKeir claim to one OF the seven places ON
the bench is valid. he should he re-elected.
Judge Day is hard working. but slow.
He is just an average judge trying to do
the best he can.
Judge Estelle has firm friends and fast
enemies The objections to him are prob
ably exBlainahle by his advancing age.
Hs puts more time ON ehautauqua lectures
than ne does on his law books
aif The outside candidates, 1 can speak of
TWO from experience. Judge Leslie's ad-
nj ILLUSTRATION of the county court has been
e@eeIient. and as a trial Judge he has shown
himself fair and courteous.
Judge Dickinson was on the bench when
1 came here TO practice. and was then re-
sarded as the best equipped of all. The
lawyers, look back 60 his service with a
feeling OF admiration for him.
Judge Foster is personally ikeabIe. and
showed signs of real judicial ability when
he was on the justice bench. 1 have no
doubt he would measure up to requirements
II given q chance.
Mr.. Fitch is supposed TO be running be-
causashe has a grievance with Judge Sears,
whom he wants to beat. and thinks this
is the most effective way.
Mr.. Kaleys official record dates back
to his term as county attorney He is
popular with his friends. yet has had no
judicial training.
think this is a fair characterization in
brief OF the twelve republican candidates, OF
NSAOm seven are TO be named. Personally,
1 mink 1t would do no harm. and possibly
some good. to make a few changes on our
district bench. IL electing a new man or
two would tighten up the judicial machin-
cry and quicken the pace it would be a
good thing for all concerned.
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