Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-01-11
ROBERT F. STANTON
APPOINTED JUDGE
Qualities After Receiving Com
mission. !.
MEMBERS OF BAR PLEASED.
New Jurist Held in High Esteem by
COlleagues---Warmly Welcomed
by Supreme Bench.

Governor GoldSborough yesterday
appointed the Hon. Robert F. Stanton
Judge of the Supreme Bench TO fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Judge
/ Elliott, and qualified Immediately after
receiving his commission from the
Executive of the State
Mr.. Stanton had no intimation that
he was the Governors choice until
shortly before IL o'clock, when he was
called on the phone and the appoint
ment rendered him by the Executive.
His acceptance was followed by the
| Governors official announcement. In
naming Mr.. Stanton he said:
Mr.. Stanton has been indorsed by
many prominent citizens of Baltimore.
including a large number of the Bal
timore bar. l recognize that Mr..
Stanton is an able lawyer and my
judgment is he will make most emf
nent jurist"
When it became known in legal cir
cles that Mr.. Stanton had been ap-
pointed. members of the profession
called upon him TO tender their CON
gratulations and express their approx
al of the Governors selection. Dem
ocrats as well as Republicans, paid
their respects and for time the new
judge held quite reception.
Members of the bar unhesitatingly
declared the Governor had made
most acceptable appointment. Mr.
Stanton is in every way qualified to
III the duties of this important office
being an able lawyer and possessing
a judicial temperament.
The commission was not expected
until late yesterday, but it arrived
son after o'clock, and while the Su-
preme Bench was in session taking
action on the death of Mr.. Machen,
When informed that Mr.. Stanton was
in position to qualify, the new Judge
was invited to the private chamber,
Clerk Little, of the Superior Court
administered the oath in yne presence
all of the judges. They heartily vel
coined their new colleague.
Judge Stanton will sit in the Balti-
more City Court, but will not enter
upon his dutis until Thursday or Fri
day. Before he was sworn in Mr.
Stanton presented in person his res
ignation as counsel to the Board of
Police Commissioners, who promptly
accepted the same, and expressed their
pleasure at his appointment. They
will not fill the vacancy.
Mr. Stanton was born in Baltimore
in 1869, and has lived there all his
life. He is a gradute of the Baltimore
City College and the Law Department
of the University of Maryland He
has been member of the bar for about
twenty-five years. In 1891 he was a
Republican candidate for the House of
Delegates, but like all the other Re
publicans, was defeated. He was ap-
pointed counsel to the Board of Elec-
tion Supervisors by Governor Lowndes,
succeeding Judge John c. Rose in
that position.
He served as counsel to the board
until 1900. In 1911 he was candidate
for judge of the Supreme Bench, but
like the other two Republican candi-
dates for the Supreme Bench, he was
defeated. In May. 1912, Mr. Stanton
was appointed cousel to the Board of
Police Commissioners of Baltimore,
succeeding Alonzo l.. Miles, Democrat
Mr.. Stanton is actively associated
with the Grace Methodist Episcopal
Church, Baltimore. being member OF
the board of trustees. He has large
circle of friends. He lives at 1919
Edmondson avenue, that city.