The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-22
OF
THE APPOINTMENT
Of STEVENS MADE
GOVERNOR BREWER ANNOUNCES
HIS ELEVATION TO SUPREME
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DENNY WILL SUCCEED
HIM AS CHANCELLOR
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Official verification Of the story Ap
pearins Exclusively in The News on
Saturday, Comes From Jackson
New Associate Justice Preparing to
Move to Capital on May I.

Official confirmation of the story ap.
pearing exclusively in The News on
Saturday, of the appointment of Judge
]. Morgan Stevens, of Hattiesburg,
now chancellor of the Eighth District,
as Associate Justice of the Mississippi
Supreme Court, has been made by Gov
ernor Earl Brewer.
Judge Stevens has been officially in
formed of the high honor conferred up
on him. He is in Gulfport today where
he will be for the rest of the week.
He will succeed Associate Justice
Richard F. Reed, whose term of office
expires May /. Judge Stevens already
is making preparations to move to
jackson, which will be his home for
the next nine years,
In announcing the appointment Of
Judge Stevens to the states highest
tribunal, the governor stated that he
had appointed Walter M. Denny, Jr.,
Of Pascagoula to succeed the chancel.
lor until an election can be held to fill
the vacancy. This also was stated in
The News on Saturday.
| One Of States Best Lawyers.
Speaking of the appointment, the
Jackson News says:
| "The announcement OF the governor
came as a surprise to members Of the
bar and the public. While the matter
of the appointment for the nine-year
term beginning May had not been
generally discussed the impression
seemed to have prevailed that Judge
Reed would succeed himself.
"The new appointee, Chancellor Ste
vents, is considered one of the bes
men in the state He is a man o
strong character and has made an en-
viable reputation as an attorney ant
judge. His knowledge of the law II
profound in the minutest details, ant
it is conceded by members of the ba
all over the state that he is one o
the leading legal lights of Mississippi
Chancellor Stevens is a young men
about 3S years of age, and has fam
lily. He will move to Jackson durin,
the month Of May. He was unopposet
for chancellor during the recent ju
dietary election. Chancellor Steven
has long been close personal frien
Of Gov. Brewer, and no member Of tn
bench in this state is held in highe
regard or esteem.
Judge Reed, who has served on tn
supreme court bench for PRACTICAL
three years, has record of which an
jurist may well feel proud, and sine
coming to the capital he has made
/ erputation that any man might envy
Courteous of manner, considerat,
highly educated he has been a favorit
in any gathering in which he was t
be found. Some of the ablest opinion
handed down by the supreme court /
the last few years were prepared b
Judge Reed, and it is understood ths
members of the bar in several citie
voluntarily petitioned the governor
reappoint him to the supreme cou
/ bench.
Judge Reed stated last night tn,
he had not decided whether he wou
return to his old home at Natchez
, practice law, or remain in Jackso
n His friends here hope he will decit
r to remain in this city, where he
r held in such UNIVERSAL esteem.
= Judge Reed has always been co
e sidered one of the ablest lawyers
G the state, and in 1911 was elected
2. member of the state senate while
p was in Europe. He long has been
n authority on the history of the N;
% chez district, and has written sever
IS historical books that proved to be
s. valuable contribution to the historic
e literature of the state.
Speculation as to the candidates
t. enter the field for the position of CHI
s. cellor for this district, already is ri
ID While no official announcement Of a
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