American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15
MAY HAVE JURY OF WOMEN.
Judge Davis Has Under Advisemeu1
Calling OF Women Jurors for One
Case.

S'oi OSSupieu the seats OF JuugmenI
in Power county, may be called nem
week under the direction of Judge
Carl A. Davis, to sit during one og
more trials that are pending in the
district court Judge Davis went over
the docket with Paul Bulfinch, clerk
of the court, and asked that he desig-
nate a case that would allow for wo-
men jurors.
! Should Judge Davis have a women
I jury called he will be following q
precedent set by himself in other
counties and districts. Il make it a
practice" he said today, "to call at
least one jury of women during every
session where l am Judge l may can
women jury here if think best after
considering the cases on the docket
When asked if women jurors usual
ly proved satisfactory Judge Davis
said that they almost invariably dc
very we'll But / find that they are
better on cases involving questions OF
equity. Their sense of equity is high
ly developed but they are not as good
as the men on questions involving
ltecnnicalitleS OF the law.
Women Interested in Law.
Il find" he added, that women in
many cases are as interested in the
law as the men. Through the medium
of woman's clubs, civic clubs ana
round tables discussions, they come
to learn great deal about the various
branches of government. And inso-
far as the men have plenty of oppor-,
tunity to attend the legislature as del
egates, draw and sign contracts, and
lasquaint themselves with the business
Of law and government, it is no more
than right that the women should have
an opportunity to do the same thing.
That is why l may call them for n
jury"
Judge Davis has had as many sus-
tanned judgments In the suprems
court as any judge in his district. This
he attributes TO the fact that he never
lets a case drag. Once it is begun he
never leaves it until it is finished. Il
never take a case to the judges cham
ber unless necessary to study briefs
he said. Il try it but once and that is
in the court room. / find that judg-
ment in the court room is better than
|, Judgment rendered after considerable
delay"
New Judge Breaks Record.
| The first day court opened twenty
cases we're disposed of and in the
| history of the judicial procedure of
, Power county that is an unheard OF
record. Attorneys, witnesses and
Z clerks were taken unaware and die
/ not settle down to the pace for sever
: al days. The judge informed attor-
: neys early in the session that it might
/ be very inconvenient for them to pro
2 cure witnesses from distance over
the bad roads, but that it would be
1 more inconvenient for them were they
e to keep the judge waiting.
b The Judge is usually the largest
5 man in the courtroom with the excep-
+ ton Of his stenographer, Geo. F. Nix
e laus who weighs we'll over 200 pounds
j. Mr.. Davis has a ruddy complexion top
+ ped by heavy curly hair and is the
Il epitome of efficiency. In him is com
bined the energy, initiative and en-
thusiasm of youth, and the judicial
I. executive and scholarly Judgment OF
mature age. He is a close and accu-
). rate student of law and is not slow in
e insisting upon proper decorum in the
: court room.
! Uses New System.
y During the adjournment of court
It last weekend, he went to Pocatello
e and worked with the judges of that
7. district over the revised court calen-
n dar that he uses and the one that ia
e used in the third judicial district Of
the state. He recommended a new
e system of arranging the calendar and
3, himself disposed of twenty cases th'
!. two days he was there. Twenty mo
3, tions, demurrers, and defaults consti
e tute a days work in the early days o
/ the session.
5. The presegt overtaxed condition o
/ the judges of the state is due partly
:. to the cumbersome system in use il
e, some districts and partly to the grea
Z. amount of work that must be done
haccording to Judge Davis. The new
lie act Of the legislature in allowing ad
3 ditionaF judges to some districts vii
lie greatly facilitate the work of TIN
i'd courts of the state in his opinion.
l. There will be no cases that ar
lie ready for trial hang over until th'
l. next session of court" said Mr.. Davis
j. Il never leave any cases on the dock
er ct. Duty to both the litigants and th'
m attorneys demands that all the casel
d, on the docket be settled as soon al
of possible"