Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-10-03

1,1cAco IN Sent 27-An English jurst who
4 visited Chicago not long ago remarked that the
~ limited States had developed two courts OF IN
conditional ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the form and principle
of which would spread other nations one ne salu
was the United States supreme court the oler was "
municipal institution .
The municipal court of Chicago was the first OF
its kind as it still largest 1t is court organized
on business principles, and result of its form
of organization it developed number OF orahch
courts of much interest and national importance
When the necessity for new court called FOR It's
organization business of Chicago got together
and put in a few suggestions as to how court ought
70 be run They thought court ought to be organized
like a corporation, with an executive onlcer ana d
board The executive is the cheI JUSTICE
and the board the thirty-one judges
who meet with month to talk over the ad-
oinistration of Justice judges all elective, OF
course but in elections they have pretty free
hand and make and adopt their rules within wide
limits The chief justice has large powers He can
assign any of his thrtyone judges to any case or
any class of cases he sees fit
The most interesting thing that has resulted from
this way of running big court the specialization
feature About 100000 of all sorts come before
the municipal court year. They include every
kind of a case that before court, from the
trial of the tobacco-masticating enthusiast who
noctorates on the public pavement judgements like
one which the passed affecting the validity OF
&c 600 600 bond has always been great court
To give experience judges and the idea of special
zaton enhanced this advantage until 1t makes eA-
merits of them in their lines.
nh obief Justice having power to assign any case
- ,,dee all that necessary to create specialized
r is TO assign all of certain class to GER
tain tudge Then will get such cases In an uhehols
rocesson until knows every variety ana subspecles
r his middle name They have special court for IN
4a for auto speeding cases judge hears all the
eeders He probably the nations leading authority on
eeders bv this Another judge sat and heard cases
90 certain involved civil type until he was able 10 write
o,, about them is the recognized authority what
- d,dn,t know to with the ablest lawyers IN
I,,,nois uere sitting up nights to study and tell him.
edR a
Good thing not only the greater weight that it lends
Si dacsons but because lawyers know that he knows
and respec him accordingly 1t is an excellent thing
For the community when the judge knows more than
+ha hest attorney either side can hire.
The special branches of the municipal court that
,.oras+ the average man most-and they the most
+,v sien6cant-are domestic relations court, the
h,s court and the morals Here the advantages
Of specialization up more clearly The judge of
The domestic courts gets all the cases in
voying trouble between husband and wfe and wrongs
against women and children.
Consider what that Not only is it possible
60 collect Judge who has special aptitude for dealing
with such cases. and give him every opportunity to
Iorn IN, hundreds instances what is the bottom
Of them and what eficacous in restoring
oAstic bliss it is possible to restore it, but by
I,u,ping the cases it becomes possible to
brud nm around court elaborate machine for
beninp the parties concerned Domestic relations
ra cases of very nature All the family troubles
Of the moor for redress. And result of the
bringing them all together, relief agencies about
thirty times as good a chance TO work them if
tbav were scattered thirty different courts.
The domestic relations court is perhaps the best
known of all the courts. People from the poorer