Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-01
TO QUALIFY As
CHIEF JUSTICE
JUDGE HUFF WILL ASCEND
BENCH OF APPEALS
COURT TODAY.
FACES BUSY SESSION
NEW INCUMBENT BRINGS TO HIS
IMPORTANT POSITION JUDI
CTAL ABILITY OF HIGHEST
ORDER

At the opening OF this mornings
session. Hon. S. =. Huff. lately OF
Vernon, but now resident OF ANA
rillo. will assume the office OF Chief
Justice OF the Court OF Civil Appeals
for the Seventh Supreme judicial
District.
Judge Hufrs qualification today
will give the higher court full
bench, only two judges having pre-
sided since the retirement OF Judge
Graham. more than week ago The
nep Chief Justice who was chosen
by popular vote In the July primari-
W. will ascend the bench today as an
appointee OF Governor Colquitt, fol-
lowing the resignation OF the former
incumbent. Judge Graham.
Chief Justice Huff brings to the
position legal and judicial ability ot
the highest order, based upon many
years OF active practice and expert
ence on the bench. He will go i'm
mediately into the work OF term
which promises TO prove an excep-
,ionaliy busy and exacting one.
Judge Huff Is G native OF Missouri.
His father was a physician OF that
state and moved with his family to
Grayson County. Texas, when the
Judge was three years OF age, where
they remained until the judge attain
ed his manhood and II was in Gray
son County. at sherman. where ne
obtained his education. and wherAhe
studied law under the firm OF lNa
4 Hare
,ie was granted license 10 practice
Law at Sherman In 1882. Almost
Immediately there after, he removed
n Montague in Montague County.
where he practiced until 1884. when
no made the race for the office OF
county attorney and was elected ana
served two years. during which the
office was consolidated with that OF
district attorney. lie didn't run Tor
the office at tho end OF his first term
but entered the race two years later
and was elected. He served two
years. but did not announce for re-
election This constitutes his politl-
cal career up to the time he left Mon
tarue and moved to Vernon, WilDar-
ger County. in 1890. After MOVING
TO that county, he formed a partner
shin with Hon. John II. stephens and
tho firm OF stephens Il Huff was for
a long time recognized as one OF the
3bl.s, In the whole Panhandle coun-
try. They retained their partnership
until Mr. stephens was elected 10
congress In 1896, after which Judge
T,uff and Judge and Judge X W.
Hall became partners and practlced
as such until Judge HUFF was elected
"a the office OF District Judge OF the
Forty-sixth Judicial District In 1909.
The firm OF Hall Il HUFF was one
of the strongest in Northwest Texas
In 1902, Judge Huff made the race
for the office OF Judge Of the Forty
sixth Judicial District and was elec-
ted. defeating Judge G.. a, Brown
who had held the office for 10 years
before that time As District Judge.
Iudge Huff made an enviable record.
He served constantly ever since MS
frs, election. giving such satisfac-
lion that no man deemed II wise to
oppose him As trial Judge, he has
shown remarkable ability and has
liven eminent satisfaction. His abil-
IT'S 90 az once grasp the issues OF
tho court and lawyers 20 those points
mas saved many dollars OF costs 70
ntigants, the state and counties IN
his district and saved many days OF
toll and wranglo over immateriali-
ties
When Judge Huff resided at Mon
,ayu.. the fight came on between
nowie aud Montague for the County
sea, Judge Huff took an active
par, In favor OF the latter place and
4, vas due largely TO his efforts that
the county seat and court house were
located at that point.
I, was at Montague that he marri-
I'd Miss Cannie Martin, a young lady
school teacher, and his family now
consists OF himself, wife. two daugh-
,ers and one son one OF the daugh-
,ers IN Mrs. G. u Johnson Of Canyon,
whose husband II cashier OF the Her
rlpr National Bank