Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-16

Though no word had come from
Judge Harrison with rcGurd 10 HIS
probable resignation. his retirement
from IN" bench caused little surprise
IA political and legal circles Reports
had hccn current for several months
That tho jurist had this action IN mind
So f1ed was the hcli"f that individuals
and bar associations ihroughou, the
State had been active in Showcrinr
reromms nda ,ionb on Governor stuart
~ the men whom they chose 10 sue
ceed him Judge Harrison reached on
Wednesday, the age of seventy years.
and. b. virtue of .n act al the General
Assembly cf 1916. VIII receive for life
:: pension equal 10 thre..ifihs of his
salary AZ judge of the appellate court
rh" retirement 81 Judsc Harrison
iNnrEs tho passing Of tit" last member
- tho Suprcm" Court of Appeals as il,
was constituted in 1888, when tho rc-
iirlnG chief Justice, former Presiding
Judges James keith and Richard II.
"a rdwcll, and Judges .Iohn W R,ciy
and John A. Buchanan qualified as
judges Of NirEinia's tribunal II last
resort. With tho execution ot Judge
Hicly, who died in 1901. all or them
served in this capacity twenty years
or moro. Judge buchanan resigned in
1915. and was succeeded by Judge
Joseph l.. Kelley. Of Bristol Judge
Keith resigned las, year, and in his
rlacc Judge +. W Sims. OF Louisa.
donncd tn" crmine. rirst by appoint
mont OF Governor Stuart. and later by
choice Of tho General Assembly only
a few months ago Presiding Judge
Tardwcl resigned. 10 l.. succeeded hy
Judge Robcr, u. Prcntis thon chairman
at he
tEsTIoN or StCCE, SON
IS GENERALLY DISCUSSED
The question OF Judge iiarrison's sue
'"ssor was discussed Yesterday with
the kcenest interest Governor Stuart
has given no hint as TO the identity Of
IN" Ian who viii succeed to the crninc
~ IS expected. however. tnat ln. an.
pointmcnt will he made shorty af,cr
ihc Governors return from New York
Lawyers and juris,s whose u,mcs
have been mentioned most frcnlicu,l,
~ connection with The appointment, are
fichard Evelyn Byrd United states
Attorney for the western District.
Judge Henry W iIoi,. Of s,auu,on
Judge Il. y. Haas ar Harrisonbure
Judge Robert C;oode Southau. of
Amelia and Professor William Minor
who was strong contender agains,
Judge Sims last winter for the nomi.
nation as successor to Judge Keith
Martin /. Burks, dean Of tho school of
law Of Washington and Lee University
and one OF the code revisors had been
mentioned as a possibility. but he has
advised Governor Stuart through Judge
Frank r. Hutton and Samuel a. An-
ri ri -,
that he is not a candidate and could
not accept the Office, il appointed
THREE or CANDIDATES
FROM VALLEY SECTION
Three OF the men mentioned as pos
stble appointecs. Judges IIol, and Haas
and Mr.. Byrd. arc from the Valley see
ton Of Virginia, from which according
10 the dictates OF long standing cus-
tom. the Governor must choose Judge
Harrison's successor. Judge Southan
is from Southsidc Virginia. and Pro-
fessor Lille lives on the wrong side Of
the Bluc Ridge Mountains. Whether
Governor Stuart viii regard geographic
cal limitations remains 10 lie seen but
there is only one instance on record
where they were disreGarded and that
Governors appointment was upset by
tho next Legislature. When Judge
RELY died in 1901. Governor i. Hog"
Tyler appointed as his successor Judge
A. A. Phlcgar, who was defeated in
the Legislature a few weeks later by
Judge Stafford g. Whiitle. VINO lived
in the section TO which custom dictated
that the appointment must go.
Governor Stuarts appointment of
Judge Iarrisons successor viii hc for
tho interim between now and t.,c con-
rening OF tho Leg islaturc in January
. or next year. when his successor for
tho uncXpircd term and the full term
tContinucd - Third pngc.)