The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-05
JUDGE STEVENS IS
WISHED GOOD LUCK
BY LOCAL LAWYERS
HoAos LAST TERM OF cHANcERv
COURT HERE; RErIREs
MAY I.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
AND PLACED on MIMUIEs
Hattiesburp Bar Assemblies st ciose
Of Term, and Lauds Retiring chanesi-
,sr-DeeIare cevernos srewsr Made
Excellent Selection In Designating
Him For Supreme Bench.

tho mompots OI INC f1ALttebUuIR UeI
hold Judge ]. Morgan Stevens, chan
cellor Of the eighth district for the last
three years. who has been appointed
associate justice of the Mississippi su-
Dreme court, resolutions have been
adopted by the association. placed up
On the minutes of the court, and copies
forwarded to the retiring chancellor.
The resolutions were adopted Satur.
day afternoon, at the close Of this term
Of the chancery court for this county.
vt marked the last appearance in For
rest county of Judge Stevens rs q
ohsncery Judge. He will hold but one
more term Of court, that being at
'Waynesboro. before retiring and as
cunning his new position. ,
He is expected to take the oath OF
office as associate justice soon after
May /.
Saturday afternoons meeting was
peculiarly impressive one. Practically
every attorney who had practiced In
his court for the last two or three
years. was present, and each made
brief addresses.
At the conclusion the following reso-
olutions were read and adopted:
The Resolutions.
Whereas. J. Morgan Stevens was
appointed by the Governor Of the state
to serve as chancellor OF this the
Eighth Chancery Court District of this
state and assumed the active discharge
ri the duties Of this high office on the
n lrh day Of June. 1919. and discharged
~ 81 the duties of the office with q
high degree of ability until the pri-
Asry election Of judges throughout
the state in the year Of 1914. when he
was nominated to the same office with
out opposition and elected, and there
after entered upon full term In said
office on the LIST Of January, 1915; but
In the midst of the beginning Of his
full term 1t became necessary for the
Governor to appoint Judge to the
bench of the Supreme Court Of the
state; and
Whereas the marked distinction
and high degree of ability and the un-
questioned integrity with which he
served as Chancellor Justly recon-
mended him as a most fit and suitable
lawyer to be appointed as justice OF
the supreme court of the state; and
..Whereas he was by the Governor
appointed to be one of the judges OF
the supreme court and under that ap'
pointment will assume and discharge
IL the duties of that high office on the
'ioth day of May, 1915; and
Whereas on said date his term oi
Office as chancellor and the discharge
of his duties as such must and will END
and the present being his last term OF
court in thistcounty; and
Made Excellent Chancellor.
whereas Judge Stevens has MADE
an excellent chancellor and has dis
charged all of the duties of that ofnce
karlessly, faithfully and inpar}AR}(
with marked degree of ability;
is possessed of a pISst splendid JUDI
temperament a citizen OF
highest type sievery sense q
,eed for the cf supreme CO
judge: VyN
Now, theretISs It resolved
the Forrest cg n Associatl
thot tbo administIkS Hpf Chancelld
stevens as chaHcH ereoy nea
lily endorsed a eEoved; an]
that while it N.Y. the oeel
est regret he :
fCoatinued oHENse TTo.)