The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-09-10
EDINCS ISRAISED TO
SUPREME COURT

L
10 he elevated TO the supreme bench
rs associated Justice and John 7. De
Bolt appointed to fill the circuit court
Nacauey, through nominations Of Pres
idPnt Wilson cont to the senate yea
To-day morning. Judge Edings win
succeed Associate Justice Quarles who
resigned several .hORjhs ago, j @
In politics Judge Edings is n Demo
cat and Judge De Bolt a Republican.
( Though Judge DC Bolt is the first Re-
publican whom Attorney General Gre
| cory has recommended to President
siisoh for appointments to, n Hawaii
J judiciary position, no opposition to his
Ironri, nation by the senate is Rntici-
pated by Democratic members Of the
i bar in Honolulu.
Nomination of Judge De Bolt to sue
coed Judge Edings came as q surprise,
not oHiy 10 the pablic, in Honolulu, but
, also to the nominee himself. He said
/ yesterday when ased to what he at
4 tributed his selection:
De Bolt Surprised
at was something Of n surprise to
me-. >, 40
I Judge De Bolt says that he was
: consulted sometime ago as to whether
, or not he would accept the associate
iuStiCeship, IL IL was offered to him.
, He SAYS he replied that no would do
80. but that since then he has not
been approached 10 ascertain IL he
Y ould be satisfied with the circuit
court appointment. D.. ..'-
NJ matter Of political speculation
HauUluh Demecrnts believe that Judge
/ n" Bolts selection for nomination as
the Second circuit court Judge came
about through his elimination from the
a.a"riHtr' Justice race. This theory is
advaBeed by Democrats who were
snitnaed n short time ago az TO how
ih"r would view Judge De Bolt 8 re-
t't~- thesbencb. 800 '..&
Srlrrtion Meets Approval
\ Rrsausc II Judge he Bolts previous
I service, both as eireuit court judge
z and 8Sa supreme court iurist his selec-
4 ti"r nv the President has met with
I g"rrt"l approval in local legal circles
= whrr" his ability Il known.
4 .ThhCe Fhings' elevation To the SUI
(, promo court wns torecastrd over
+ "'eck Pgo when 1t became known that
~" nttprnPv general was enptamplat.
Lee w WV U'VlOIIVu NUU IVC SUlTIluV Oh
'nhTr C'emmpnt X. Quinn from the
H'ln cirr"h IN Honolulu as the second
!. iuagr Of the first rireuit. Judge J. j,
Ph,'s'R assistant district attorney, a
\ eaRdidate a.. for ,Rppoi ntment 10 the su-
prime r"nrt. ,ras offered the vacancy
whirh would have been CREATED Ia Hilo
nv this plan, ii was automatically res
n"r'~d. Judge Banks had personal OBJ
tnaN sAE1S A. - kla. IL. -
court. " is generally, believed, hut not
! admitted bv him. which resulted in
I the pr"B"sed plan not being coRsummat-
> cd. The result was the selection Of a
Rrrs"hliran for Judiciary appointments
in Hawaii f6r the first time since the
present national administration came
: into Office. ,r'lt+A,a .d. ID .s,.Egst
0f his politics Judge De Bolt says:
; Is No Politician 49, ... De-. 1890
"l am a Republican, but not parti-
san, and have never taken an active
nHTt, in Politirs. ~, He adds that he
believes rather "in looking at the mar
rather than his party" and intimates
openlv that he has never hesitated to
Ssrateh even the head of his party
ticket when he thought the other
Party's opponent was the better eandi-
Ghirf"sIuStiee Coke was reported Ms
being satisfied with the nominations
aRd1 Former Ass0ciRte Justice Watson,
- ShainnfA n Of the Democratic central
committee, wRnI quoted as being out
sI'"ktR IN. his approval as follows:
! ~ That g. goOd--thats fine. The APP
! pOintmcnts are certainly satisfaetOry.'l
! More pa rtisau members of the terri
torial a'lminist ration were, silent and
/ had no comment for publication on the
. seleciiOns,, rs were mostly so those ms.
! sociated with Judge Banks in the fed.
/ enaia court. E.. .. a
Edings ,Kamaaina
Judge Edings has beru tho second
Judge of the first circuit court since
last March when. he vas transferred
here from the Maui circuit, where his
four year term would have expired ON
August III Of this year, He is ma
| tive Of Charleston, South Carolina,
| whore he was born fifty eight years
| ago. He came to the Islands from the
State Of Washington in 1895. In 1900,
he was appointed judge of the circuit
| court at KHilua, Hawaii where he re-
| NAMED Cor, four years, During his res.
deuce there be complied digest Of
HawaiiAnf reports which is still used
as an authority by Hawaii attorneys.
( 9ddge De, BoltGis q native. Of Texas,
Gohih tSunty, but was raised in Fort
LeaSenwOtth, KsRsas, where his father,
Onion man, moved thrihg, the Civil
War when his vsoR wac about three
I Soarsf old From Kansas he, went to
California who're he remained hat a
short slime aft erWafils locR ting in Seat
tie, Washington. and for about two
years in Spokane. tErU ~ 81 . ~. 4
HI arrived i'm Hawaii on June Z,
1896 and nrac titedD law until oDcecm-
bOn1 27Vr 1904, srwhen he became first
i1,lgc Of 'tAel first cirsSnit court, which
pssitiOR, he held until January, 81,
lalO,s o. this, latter date he took the
oSh as, assoc iate iustire, which position
he. filed until March. 1914, when he
was succeeded by Judge Watson.
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