The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-04-07
MEMORIAL
To Judge Waight Adopted By
Licking County Bar

The Licking County Bar Association
has adopted the following memorial
on the death of Judge j. B. Waight:
TO The Licking County Bar Associa- !
ton
The committee which you appointed |
10 prepare and submit memorial |
relative to the life, character and |
judicial career of Judge John Byron
waight, late a member of the bar at
at, Vernon, Ohio, and formerly judge
of our court of common pleas, beg
leave to submit the following:
Judge Byron Waight was born at
Scio, Harrison county, Ohio, May IA,
1853, and died at his home in Mt Yer.
non, Ohio, March 16, 1914.
He was educated in the public
schools at Scio, and was graduated
from Scio college in 1871. After his
graduation he studied law in the law
Office of Hon. Lewis Linton, at Cadiz,
Ohio, and was admitted to the bar of
Chic, in the winter of 1874. Later he
was admitted to practice in the FEEDER
IA courts and in the supreme court Of
United States.
In the year 1875 he went to Mt. Yer
ron, Ohio opened an Office and began
the practice Of law, wherein he con-
tiDued until within few days of his
seath, except while he served as judge
of the court of common pleas.
Before the death of the late William
G. Cooper, he became member Of
tie law firm of Cooper and Moore, and
after the death of Mr. Cooper con
tnued in the partnership with the
Hon. Frank Moore under the firm
name of Waight and Moore until his
death.
He served the city of Mt Vernon in
tho capacity of city solicitor and after
wards in 1891, was elected common
p;eas judge for this district and served
for one term.
Judge Waight was a studentlawyer
and his high attainments in his pro-
fessi0n caused him to be recognized as
lawyer of rare ability and power,
ncs only by the local Bar OF which he
wss a member, but by all with whom
he came in contact throughout the
State. Judge Waight was qualified
by nature for judicial career; his
Ipnc WASH logical and well balanced.
He bad keen perceptions of right, but
considered every question in case
With care and labor. He impressed
everyone as being just, fair and right
10 his conclusions concerning the law
and The application of the principles
which should control the case.
AZ judge, he was good listener,
AID while he was insistent upon bring
ing 90 trial the cases upon our docket
and rigid in his demand that no de-
lays should occur, except such AZ were
&bsnolutely necessary, he was always
'-courte0us kind patient and affable In
his relations as Judge with the mem
bers of the bar lie was unustenta-
tiOus, yet all who came in contact
with him, not only in his capacity as
judge. but also as a lawyer and citizen
recognized his great ability and strong
Personnlty and those qualities, to-
gsther with his social nature made
many strong friendships, being en-
aowed by nature with those gentle
manly attributes which attached him
20 all with whom he came in contact.
The success of his life and the emi.
nsnce which he attained among his
fellows are in n great degree, to be
attributed to the correctness of his
life, the integrity of his conduct and
the manlniess OF his character added
to mind well stored with know
ledge of the law.
Your committee moves, that as a
tribute to the memory of our de.
ceased brother Judge John Byron
Naight, this memorial be entered up
ou the journal OF this court, that
eSpiss of II be sent to the newspapers
-Sf thiB county and that the Clerk of
ahks Court he directed by the court
40 transmit copy thereof to his son,
sNrmstead r, Waight, OF New York
-ena MRS. Karl Ricketts, OF Chicago
r. b. FULTON,
JOHN M. sWARTZ,
y ]. r. DAVIES.
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