The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-04
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Tribute III case and Comment Atttacts Notice.

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The president Of the Supreme
Court Of Appeals of West Virginia,
Ira Ellsworth Robinson Ii descended
from doughty trans lieghensy pio-
lEi1eers, who made their way 10 the
sess.ern s!lopes OF tne Appaiachians
k ", pear pains sand VI Indian \ trails.
hnesei WeEsnys prog enat ors: n ADDITION
g great physical igor. acqnireds IA
II neir struggles TO 0ye rcotne the hard
ships ot g Wild and rugged country,
ilrm mental courage and determina-
slen ,aanet sHey lelt !. neir descenda
h a.iytSil tlsh1leg ~ ~ the same Qualities
us nllR y. 5Aqge Is op,nson spent his
s,aE!y se Atiie farm ofahis father,
y, y. laya2Es ane sefeour counties.
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~ I ssls a. the 3 e5o OF twenty-one
=, Y was anmatte4 tp me pracs
lice ~, ~. !. law N tnis STATE lerQm s9ll
' she IAN q ls0F net applied
h.hseiI Iahh. 4! 9li 70 the practice OF
ny pr9 y Or 9 Term OF Tour
y s ~. TX le was pu l!, prosecutor OF
aytgr tcoul,,y: Alse[y aras ne repre-
sehssa ~ ais1r1ct m the stare senate
g vacancy on the supreme
Dencn was created py the resi gna-'
stoa n LOT: Y osepn NJ V anderss and
:, 9oge hop DIN was appointed to
III III. tIne une1plredA term. II
Although q very young man at
the time, he soon d monstrated the,
wisdom Of Govern nor Dawson in his
appQintment Judges Rob inson's
,ne Wen LOW VIII case
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lln I llssralry styie ana clear !urlst1c
c :, on. uIaer opinions denver
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sonrl Ieyeaiea una 9ssFt apls BIS eS
se.aena qlantleaI Ions Ian ssra etedl
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as q natural sequence, therefore.;
Judge Robinson was at the state
Judicial convention held ut Parkers-
burg IN Aptl, 1908, nominated with
out opposition as 9 candidate to sue
coed himself, and in the fall Of that
year was elected as judge sota the
bench pom Which he Is now sitting.
on the bench, Judge Robinson was
q pubAc-spirtteds citizen and q law
yer f.of rare ability In the active
tac..cs, s was nun ol alrect posi-
w. y an ~, preclse metnoas ana napits
" IMoIh' a an, 'ol: saaXe ana urpane
mannei. Ihese quailties ne took
wt.. m.n 70 .ne osncn, .ogeIner Win
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This Unborn judicial fitness he has
unconsctously developed and POLISH
ed by asstdu ots and careful study,
OF the law, new and old, and 81 the
history and phil sophy of the slaw.s
Justinian, Coke, Blackstone, Kent,
s sI,s Ncke Minor lss Maine ard
o q masters are ~ tmate friends,
,ss lassl e. eratnre and
!"ssS history MIn are no less familiar
20 y. nm. . Mnat lnnuence the study OF
sls Jaw l.sel q @ thes history and,
Rniiosopny 81 me law, OF 81 classic
,.., anu poiltlca a. history, mas
nau Upon the W s,sl OF Judge .koDin-
son son y necessarily beyond conjecture.
nus IN. Tue CON pined tinnuenee Is readily
apparent. HIS opinions are brief,
nnsit;ars un ~ ny ,al.. e9nylncihg e.
sertencss II n ,n iE ~ a, even - snort
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!, and looking beneath the style and
ian guage Of his opinions, we see
t .!la Ineir supstructure Is reason.
NO opinion, says Judge Robinson
~ IN Ma : s vs. :. maxwell, ~ w: Va.
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3o1s, should pc controlled by the
NUMBER otsprecedents found in other
so alasatcl1 ~ NOT should thosespre-
iceoehts oe persuasive unless founds
ca upon sound reason. We should
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