Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-15
FOSTER APPOINTED
V|CE-CHANCELLOR
IN EMERY'S PLACE
Former Monmouth Judge Is
Chosen Because He Lives
at the Shore.
WILL MAINTAIN COURTiN
LONG BRANCH OR ASBURY
Ex-Mayor of Atlantic Highlands
Tried Notable Cases in Role
of Prosecutor.
From a san Correspondent.

rum " NshH correspondents.
TRENTON, Jan. 15.-Chancellor
Walker today announced the appoint
ment of former Judge John r. Fos-
ter, ef Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth
county. as vice-chancellor. TO succeed
John Z. Emery, retired. Former
Nice-Chancellor Emery lives in Nor
ristown, and so does Vice Chancellor
Stevens. The chancellor concluded
that 1t would be better to go TO an
other section OF the State for new
Vice-chancellor, and to one where no
member of the court at present re-
sides, so that the business of counsel
and litigants in the particular local
ity might receive attention from the
Vice-chaneellor at his chambers when
court was not in session.
To sit at Shore and In Newark.
Vice-Chancellor Foster will main
tain chambers either at Long Branch
or Asbury Park. There is a large
amount of chancery business arising
in the shore towns of Monmouth and
Ocean counties. and these ltigations
will be attended to by him in the To-
cality where the litigation arises, and
thus avoid the necessity of the liti-
giants taking counsel and witnesses to
Newark or Trenton for the purpose of
trial, thus saving much expense to
the parties. He will also sit in New
ark for the trial of causes as Vice
Chancellor Emery did
Judge Foster, who studied law with
the late Counselor William Pintard,
of Red Bank, and also in Columbia
University Law School, from which
he graduated in June, 1886, was ad-
mitted to the bar OF New Jersey at
the November term of the Supreme
Court in that year, and as a coun-
selor in November, 1889. On his ad-
mission he commenced practicing at
Atlantic Highlands, and has been very
active at the bar. He was mayor of
the borough of Atlantic Highlands in
1883 and 1889. He was appointed pros
ecutor of the pleas of Monmouth
county in 1900 and served until 1904.
when he was appointed county judge.
TO BE Sworn In Next Tuesday.
In this Office he served until 1914.
when he resigned and returned TO the
active practice of law. AS prosecu-
tor of the pleas he conducted the
cases of the State against Laura Big
gar and others for conspiracy and
Monk Eastman and others for afro
cious assault and battery: also Twin
ing. Cornell and others for conspir
acy to wreck the Monmouth Trust
Company. AS judge he decided the
celebrated rockingham will case in
the Orphans Court, which was sus-
tained in the Court of Errors and
Appeals on his opinion. Besides these,
there were many other important liti-
cations which were disposed of by
Judge Foster in. the Monmouth courts.
Judge Foster. as n lawyer, has had
an extensive and important practice
in the Court of Chancery, of which
court he will now become a judge.
He is f1fty-one years old. He will be
sworn in as vice-chancellor on Tues
day. January IS, and at once COM
mence the discharge of his judicial
duties.
His Appointment a Surprise.
The new vice. chancellor Is a Re-
publican. His appointment maintains
the political balance among the vice
chancellors. There are four Republi-
cans and four Democrats. Chancel-
lor Walker, the head of the Court of
Chancery, is a Democrat.
Announcement OF tne selection OF
Mr.. Foster caused a distinct surprise
in official circles today. The name of
the new e-chancellor had not been
associated with the speculation con-
corning a successor to former Vice
Chancellor Emery. While Monmouth
county was considered likely place
for a new member of the Chancery
Court, at no time was it apparent
that Mr.. Foster was looked upon as
the selection of the chancellor.
Among the lawyers who were
prominently mentioned for the place
were: Former Governor John Frank
lin Fort, Edward NJ. Collie and Frank
II. Sommer all Newark lawyers; for
mer AttorneyGeneral Edmund b.
Wilson, of Red Bank, and former as
sistant Attorney General Nelson Il.
Gaskill of Mount Holly.
The term of the new vice-chancellor
will be seven years, and his salary
S12, 900 per year.