The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-10-17
BULLOCK RESIGNS
AND SUCCEEDED BY
ROSS, OF SAVANNAH
RETIRING CHANCELLOR HAS
BEEN A POWER FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
SUCCESSOR IS A REPUBLICAN
Change Will Be Effective December
1,Judee Bullock Becoming the. Sc.
nior Member of Law Firm of Bull.
lock, McCrory & Sneed, Jackson.

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| JACKSON, Tenn, Oct. 10, The
resi- gnation of Chancellor e. H. Bull
| ock was made known here today and
caused quite a stir in political cir
Giles. 1t has been known among his
close friends here for some time that
Judge Bullock was inclined to give UP
the Office of chancellor. He has upon
numerous occasions expressed the de-
! sire TO re-enter the practice of law,
his chosen profession. He will enter
| into the law partnership of Bullock,
McCorry & Sneed, becoming the Sc
nior member of the new firm.
The names of those who constitute
the new firm are not new to the peo-
/ pie of Tennessee, the trio of lawyers
being among the oldest and most
prominent members of the Jackson
bar. The other two being Judge
Thomas McCorry and R. R. Sneed,
secretary of state.
Judge Bullock has handed his res
ignation to Gov. Hooper, but it will
not take effect until Monday, Dec. /.
On that day the December term OF
the chancery court will convene here,
Judge Bullock will preside at the
opening of court after which he will
retire in favor of his successor, Judge
Ross, of Savannah.
Judge Bullock was appointed chan.
cellor in 1906 to succeed the late
chancellor Hawkins. He was can
didate for reelection to fill the unex-
pired term of Judge Hawkins. He
was candidate for reelection In
1910 and was victorious after warm
campaign He retires after seven
years of distinguished service az
chancellor.
He has bnen a conspicuous figure In
politics for many years and as an or
ganizer he has no peer in the state.
1t was under his leadership that the
temperance victories were won in
1109. Judge Bullock refused to be-
come a candidate for United States
senator before the legislature last
January when it was conceded on all
sides that the great honor would have
gone to him merely for the asking.
His state wide prominence and his
ability as jurist will place the new
firm which he enters among the most
conspicuous in Tennessee.
! Gov. Hooper has appointed ], w.
Ross. of Savannah, to succeed Judge
f. L. Bullock, OF Jackson, as chan
cellor of the eighth judicial circuit,
the appointment to become effective
ON December /, 1913.
The resignation of Judge Bullock,
one of the most eminent jurists of the
state, came as a surprise, and in his
letter to the governor he gives no
sumo the practice of law. Mr.. Ross,
who succeeds him, will hold Office UNI
til the next regular election when his
successor will be chosen by the peo
pie of his district
ohah no tah
service rendered by Chancellor Bull
lock was during the fight for the pass
age of the state wide prohibition law,
when he assumed the leadership of
the fusion forces and won victory aft
er victory in the fight before the leg
islatuer. While he has held no office
other than that of chancellor he has
often been mentioned as suitable
candidate for other high positions of
trust, but would never enter the lists
Mr. Ross was born in Hardin county,
Jan. s, 1872. He was educated in the
public schools and took legal degree
at Lebanon law school, graduating in
1892. He is vice president of the
First National Bank of Savannah, and
is also a director in that institution
He presided at the republican state
convention of two years ago. and has
acted as delegate to republican ma
tional conventions. He is considered
one of the most able republicans of
the state.