The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1920-07-31
CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE OF THE
SUPREME COURT

Hon. A. G. McAlister, of Saford
Judge of the Superior Court of Gra-
ham county, arrived in Nogales yes
terday from Phoenix, where he had
been oresid'ng over the Superior
Court Of Maricopa county, for the
past four weeks. He is a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Judge of the Supreme Court and un-
like Governor Campbell, who says in
his announcement Of his candidacy
for reelection that in 20 years he
has served the public he ras never
been spurred on by personal ambi-
ton, but that each time there arose
a demand that he be candidate. The
Judge states that he is running
because he greatly desires the posi-
tion of Supreme Judge and not at
the urgent request Of his many friends
or because of any known public de-
mand tor his services. He does not
claim to have nor held public posi-
ton for the past twelve years at a
personal sacrifice, but solely because
of his personal ambition, which the
people of his county by their votes
enabled him to crafty.
Judge McAister has been on the
trial bench for nearly nine years,
having been first elected Superior
Judge in December, 1911, at the in
coming of statehood, after a hard
fought contest. In 1914, however,
at the close of the first term, and
again in 1918, at the close of his Sec
ond, he was reelected without op-
position from either party. At the
time Of his election to the bench in
1911, he was district attorney of Gra-
ham county, a position to which he
had been elected in 1908.
During his eight years as trial
Judge he has at various times presided
over the Superior Courts of nearly
ali of the fourteen counties of the
state. His record of appealed cases
affirmed ranks highest among the
the trial JUICES of the state.
On a number Of occasions he has
served as member of the Supreme
Court, when one Of theSupfe1ne
Judges was disqualified, and in each
case prepared the opinion of that
cvalr. These opinions may be found
rDy reference to the following cl.a-
tlons: Couhise colunty VS.. Wilcox ID
Ariz., 234, 127 Pac. 1853: Rush VS..
Root i. Ariz 344. 126 Pac So; War
nekros VS.. Bowman. IA Ariz 34S 1873
Pac. 49, 43 l.. RIA. { N. S. } 81. a r. G.
l.. 315 Pac. So; Costello VS.. Gleason
Is Ariz. 2S0, 1873 Pac. 544; Costello
VS.. Gleason. - Ariz. 532, 172 Pac
73O.
Judge McAlister was born in South
Carolina in 1878, and received his
common and high school education
there. In 1894 he was graduated
from the University of Nashville,
Tennessee, and after teaching several
years in the South came to Arizona,
| reaching Phoenix in January 1898.
While still following the profession
of teaching in his adopted state, he
took up in 1899 the study of law, was
admitted to the bar in 1902, and from
tnen until he entered upon his duties
as Superior Judge in February 1912,
was engaged in the active practice of
law. In April, 1904 he was married
to Miss Alice Bishop of Solomonville
Arizona. They have four children.
judge McAlister has a wide ac-
quaintance throughout the state and
is universally respected as a citizen
and juuge. His strict integrity, pu-
bic spirit, training as a lawyer and
experience on the bench, eminently
qualify his promotion to the bench
of the State Supreme Court.