The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-06-21
THE AMARILLO COURT RECORD

From Amarillo News, May 30. 1912;
AS one of the first papers In the
district to voice unqualified editor
lal endorsement of the Court of APP
peals for the Seventh Supreme Jul
dicia District at Amarillo, is now
C instituted, The News Is gratifled
to note that many local papers thru
out the district share the same opin-
ion indicating the business and
scundness of the position originally
taken by the News, by declaring
strongly and unreservedly for cleo
ton of the present court in its en-
tlrety
The News saw At In It's original
utterance to urge the justice and Pre-
priety of electlng each member of
the court to the position now held
by hlmein the July primaries. The
News reiterates its endorsement of
the court on the record made by that
lIlpuHdl HiHNc ito NItlAlOh AT thib
point.
/ Following an investigation of the
work performed by the Court of Civ
II appeals for the Seventh Supreme
Judicial district during the first five
months of the present term, that be-
ing the latest period on which the
News has data of the work Of this
Court and the other courts atten-
ton of the public Is called to the
fact that during this period of the
service OF this court, notwlthstand-
ing the fact that on converting the
first Monday IN October. Il was com
PEELED TO organize and begin work
practically without a library and so
continued It's work for several weeks
and not withstanding the further
facts that as a result of its terri
cory being largely a developing one,
which has resulted no doubt in more
questions OF first impression being
before this court than any other of
the Courts OF Civil Appeals In Tex
as, Il during its five months Of its
work, finally disposed of 1872 cases
while the highest number of cases
disposed of during the same period
10y either of the old Courts of Civil
Appeals in this state was lis eases,
and the average number of cases dis
posed OF by the six old courts of Civ
n Appeals was 115 eases; during the
same period only four writs of err
ror were granted by the Supreme
Court to our court while the average
Supreme Court to the six old courts
of Civil Appeals was seven.
It thus appears that aside from
the question of Justice, which the
News thinks requires the election OF
each member OF the court to the
position held by him, the interest of
the public requires their election for
the reason that II is made to appear
that they have disposed OF more bus
mess during the Eve months Of
their service than any other Court
of Civil Appeals in Texas and that
it's work has stood the test in the su
preme Court even better than the
other Courts OF Appeals in Texas.
This is record which speaks for
itself. II invites consideration and
comparison 1t merits. and the News
believes, will receive the endorse
ment OF the voters OF this district In
theform OF heavy majority for the
election OF the present court in the
July primaries.
In last weeks Signal appeared an
endorsement OF the Amarillo Court
by the Snyder bar The court is
young, being the last created in the
State, and n their record compares
favorably with the records OF the
six older courts In the state. II will
be hard to offer a logical reason for
discontinueing the present court
personnel In office This seems to
be the opinion OF the Scurry County
Bar and as a body they are In po-
sltion to pass sane judgment on the
mafter