Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
New Judges Take 0aths Of Office
Before Governor, and VIII Be-
Work Cleaning Heavy Dock
cts of Atlanta Courts This Week.
Nominations Are Sent In for Jus,
tees of Municipal Court-Rid-
ley Thomas, McCIeIIand, Hath
cock and |, Rosser, Jr., Named,

Within half hour after Judge l.. s.
Roam had signed the bill of excep-
tions in the Leo NJ Frank case Sat
urday afternoon, the change in judges
of the Court Of Appeals, Atlanta and
stone Mountain Judicial Circuits was
effected the three Judges and Solicit
tor General qualifying before Gov
ernor John NJ. Slaton.
Judge Ben Fl. Hill left the Court
Of Appeals to become the fourth Su-
per1or Court Judge in Atlanta, this
Judgeship being provided for under an
act passed by the recent Legislature,
Judge l.. s. Roam goes from the
superior bench of the Stone Noun
tain Circuit to the place made va
cant on the Court of Appeals by
Judge Hills appointment.
Solicitor General Charles L. Reid,
of the Stone Mountain Circuit, as
sumed the place made vacant by
Judge Roan's transfer
G. NJ. Napier succeeds Judge Reid
as Solicitor General of the Stone
Mountain Circuit.
These changes would have been
made some time ago but for Judge
Roan's desire to complete the wors
on the Frank case. 1t was the opinion
OF Governor Slaton and Judge Hill
also that the hearing Of the motion
for new trial should be heard by
Judge Roam, and for this reason tho
changes We're held up.
Municipal Judges Held Up.
The appointment Of the five judges
for Atlanta's new municipal court was
also held up on this account. the
other three judges on the Fulton
County Superior Court, Judges Ellis,
Pendleton and Bell, desiring Judge
Hill to have voice in the election
Of these judges
Saturday afternoon the four judge.
held conference and nominated five
men for the places. These nomina-
lions will be sent TO the Governor
Monday.
The five men We're nominated from
j
Ridley Eugene d. Thomas, l.. r. Nc
Clelland, T. O. HathcoCk and Luther
u. Rosser, Jr.
From these five men Governor Sla-
ton viii select the Chief Justice, WHO
will serve four years. He will also
name two of the others for four-year
terms, while the other two will serve
two years.
"A general reyiving OF the work 0r
the courts in Atlanta is expected to
result from the disposition of the
Frank case for the present. Judge
Hill Will start Monday on the felony
docket and hopes to clear it up by
the finish Of the November term, De-
cember 90.
200 Felony Cases on Docket.
More than zoo felony cases are on
the docket. Judge Hill will hold court
in the Thrower Building, which has
been used by Judge Calhoun, while
the latter will try misdemeanor cases
in one of the courtrooms In the old
City Hall Building at Hunter and
Pryor streets.
The new Grand Jury will also be-
organized Monday and will find q
heavy docket awaiting it.
A group Of friends of the various
judges assembled in the Governors
reception room at the Capitol while
the oath of office was being admins
tered to Judges Hill. Roam. Reid and
Solicitor General Napier. Judge Reid
was accompanied by his two daugh-
ters, Miss Katherine Reid and MISC
Ethel Reid. An interesting figure was
Judge Harry VI. Reid the noted jurist
who has presided over the Atlanta
City Court for many years, and who
was one Of the first to congratulate
his brother. Judge Charles L. Reid
So