Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-01-07
RETIREMENT OF JUDGE |. J. WILLIAMS.
INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE.

Charleston, w. Va.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
At a Special Term of the Supreme
Court of Appeals, continued and
held at Charleston, Kanawha County
December 20, 1920, the following
order was made and entered, to-
wit:
1t is ordered that the following
correspondence be entered in the
Order Book of this Court:
Charleston. w. Va,
December 20, 1920.
The Honorable l.. Judson Williams,
Charleston, w. Va.
Dear Judge Williams
With deep and sincere regret
we note the approaching expira-
ton of your term of Office and the
severance Of your official connec-
ton with us. This incident, de-
pressing though it is, affords us an
opportunity for formal expression
OF the high esteem in which we
have held you during your full term
Of office and the pleasure we have
found in our association with you
in high and responsible public
service.
In you we have had a companion
ship, remarkable and noteworthy
for its geniality, warmth and gen.
crosby. 1t was never broken. de-
Elected nor swerved in any degree,
within your long period of service,
by the strain of any of the numer-
GUS perplexing situations and try
Ing incidents and eXigencieS of our
experience. A buoyant and lofty
spirit, rare good humor, patient
cheerfulness, gentleness of manner,
mental equanimity, and unbounded
difference and respect to your as
.sociates, as we'll as the members of
the bar, have constantly character
lied and beautified your judicial
career, and bound us to you in
bonds that are stronger and more
durable than steel itself. With I'M
alleged pleasure, we also acknowl-
edge the helpfulnesss of your
courage demeanor and wise coun-
sci in the disposition Of grave and
intricate problems. involving vital
rights and interests of our fellow
citizens and the commonwealth.
Your published opinions attest
both your painstaking industry and
your recognized and pronounced
ability as a jurist. Wherever
English and America Jurisprudence
obtains, they will be read by jurists
and members of the legal profess
sion with equal pleasure and profit
both now and in the distant future.
With the sincere hope that we
shall meet you often in the years
to come and that they will be re-
plete with your happiness, useful
ness and good fortune, we are
Cordially and sincerely yours,
GEORGE POFFENBARGER,
WILLIAM N MILLER.
CHARLES w. LYNCH,
HAROLD A. RITZ.
Charleston, w. Va,
December %, 1920.
The Hon. George Poffenbarger,
The Hon. William N. Miller.
The Hon. Charles w. Lynch,
The Hon. Harold A. Ritz.
Gentlemen:
The joint tribute of respect
which you have paid me on my ap-
preaching retirement from the
bench has deeply touched me. 1t
would be presuInptiuos in me to
admit that l merit the ecouium you
have SO generously bestowed on
me, yet l am sure you are sincere
In your expressions Of friendship
and esteem. / value more than l
can say these expressions and the
estimate you place on my service
as your co-worker in public office.
l cannot imagine how the person
al relation between any men, as
sOciated as We have been these
many years, could have been more
harmonious and pleasant. We have
differed in opinions touching ques-
tions OF law. as was unavoidable,
but these differences have never dis
turbed the course of our friendship
The severance of our official re-
lation, l contemplate with deep re-
greet, but l join you in the cherish
ed hope that we may have frequent
opportunities TO meet as friends in
The years to come.
Faithfully and cordially yours,
L. JUDSON WILLIAMS.
Ii is further ordered that the fore
going correspondence be certified
to the Attorney General for publ
cation in the West Virginia Re-
ports.
A true copy
Attest. VIM. B, MATHEWS,
CLERK.
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