Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-09-04
GOOD RECORD OF
JUDGE CHADWICK
Native Son of Northwest Has
Made Excellent Record as
Lawyer and Judge
WAS BORN IN OREGON
Holds an Enviable Reputation
on Superior and Supreme
Benches as Jurist

Not often do we find a native son
of the West in public life. This is
because of their fewness, a condi-
ton, however, which is changing and
rather rapidly too:
Judge Stephen J, Chadwick has had
a long association with public affairs
and native son at that While the
Judge was not born within the con-
fines of the state of Washington, yet
this state and Oregon are so insep-
arably associated, especially in their
earlier history, that geographical
lines are quite often and very proper
ly, forgotten.
Judge Chadwick was born at Rose
burg, Oregon, April 2S, 1863. His
father, Stephen Fowler Chadwick, was
prominent in public life at this time
having been because of his legal abil-
ity conspicuous figure in the 1857
convention to frame constitution Of
Oregon. He was presidential elec-
tor of Oregon in 1864 and again in
| 1868, carrying the returns to Wash
ington both times. In 1870, when
the future judge was seven years of
age, the father was elected secretary
of state for Oregon and served eight
years and was governor of Oregon for
two years. Judge Chadwick was edu'
Gated in the Willamette University.
of Salem, Oregon, and the University
Of Oregon at Eugene. He was admit
ted to the bar when he was twent-one
years Of age and located at once at
Colfax, Washington. to practice his
chosen profession. Nor was this an
easy field for the young lawyer. He
had to combat such eminent practi.
TONERS as Sullivan and Sullivan, D60-
little and Pritchard, Charles s. Voor-
hees, and John L. Wilson. In addi-
tion to those named, who now have
passed to another jurisdiction ex-
cept E. H. Sullivan, Judge Of the
superior court for Spokane county,
and Porter Charles Sullivan, one of
the prominent lawyers of Seattle and
Tacoma, every term of court found
the leading members of the bar OF
other places present: George Turner.
Frank Graves, Tom Griffiths, and 9TH
ers of Spokane, and D. j. Crowley,
Thos II. Brents, John B. Allen. Col.
onel George and T. j. Anders Of Walla
Walla, considered the peer or peers.
individually or collectively, of. law
yers anywhere Shortly after Chad
wick located in ColfaX, he formed
partnership with Mark A. Fullerton,
another young lawyer, born and rails
ed in Oregon. This association con-
tinued until Fullerton was elected to
the supreme bench of the state in
1898, which position he still holds, and
where Judge Chadwick Joined him
ten years later. In 1896 the Popu-
lists had elected as superior court
Judge for Whitman county, one who
was lily qualified for the position. In
1900, if fusion with the Populists and
Democrats continued Mcdonald would
succeed himself as judge. Chadwick
was prevailed upon to become can
didate. Fusion was prevented and in
the three sided fight Chadwick was
easily the winner. Four years later
he was endorsed by all parties in
1908 when he ran for the supreme
court bench he received almost every
vote in Whitman county, there being
less than twenty ballots cast against
him. Judge Chadwick was mayor of
Colfax several terms, and during the
McGraw administration was men,
mber of the board of state land COM
missioners. He is just finishing his