The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-12

judge by Gov. 2. W. Clement to succeed
Judge Leighton p Slack of ST. Johns
bury, who recently was elevated 20 the
supreme bench because of the volun-
tary retirement of Judge Seneca Hasel-
ton Of Burlington The appointment
confirms the rumor that was current
Saturday that Attorney Chase was to-
become judge, as was reported in The
Reformer that day
Attorney Chase has not vet received
his commission, and until he receives
it he will continue to exercise the du
ties of state 5 attorney for Windham
county, although he will not take up
any new cases that cannot be disposed
Of quickly OF are likely to develop into
jury trials When his commission ar
rives he viii forward to the governor
his resignation as states attorney.
Judge Zcd $. Stanton of Roxburv.
chief OF the superior judges. is expected
here tomorrow to finish the April term
1 OF Nlndham county court, over which
Judge Slack was presiding when he was
advanced. Judge Stanton win an
nouncc in due course the assignments
Of the new judge for the rest Of the
,Eear.
The salary which the appointment
carries with it is $4,000 a year and
travelling and other expenses while
| away from home holding court. The
judges are elected at each session of
the legislature and are practically AZ
ways reelected
Attorney Chase was in New York
the latter part of last week. having
/ been summoned there by Governor
! Clement, who was in that citv, anC
when he returned Saturday night ht
knew that he was to be appointed
Judge, but no announcement was mad.
/ until it came from the governor. Since
i then he has been receiving congratula
tions from the lawyers and citizens il
general of Brattleboro as well as nu
mcrous kilograms from members of tn,
legal fraternity in other localities.
4 The movement to secure for Attorney
Chase the appointment as superior iudg,
! was begun wholly without his knowl
edge, and it was moi until he was sum
moncd to New York that he began +
regard the matter seriously, as he i
only % years old and others were in th
i field.
That he will be an honor to iii
bench is universally recognized, rs h
not only possesses keen insight and otf
er qualities of mind that are needed O
the bench, but his personal attribute
4 are such as always have won him tn
confidence and respect of the poopl,
When he was elected state 5 attorne
at the state election last fall he +,
a fceived the largest vote of any cand
) date for any office named on the ticke
!. Judge Chase will be the younges
!, Judge in the state. He was born i
: Nottingham in 1899, son of Attorne
{ and Mrs. Charles s. Chase, now
: Brattleboro. He attended the publ
;. schools in Nottingham and the Wi
mington high school. graduated fro
a Phillips academy, Exeter, n. H.,
4 1908. attended Dartmouth college an
Graduated from Boston University La
school. He was admitted to tho bar
Vermont in October. 1912. and has he
successful practice with his fathe
with whom he formed partnership
" 1912. In the same year he marri,
: Miss Nina A. Gilman of Brattlebor
daughter of Mr. and Mrs George E. G
er man. and they have three children. I
B. has served as town grand Juror, also
G. states attorney for Windham coun
since last February.