The New York herald., 1922-12-22
|GREENBAUM DINERS
SEE BENCH WARNING
Justice Clarke Cites Latest
Retirement as Danger to
Supreme Court.

Representatives of every court in the
State. former occupants Of the bench
and several hundred leading members
OF the bar. gave a dinner at the Hotel
Commodore last night to Justice Sam
uei Greenbaum, Of the Appellate Divi-
sion OF the Supreme Court. who has
announced his intention Of resisnin&
the first OF the year.
The speakers were George w. Wick
ersham. former Attorney General. who
acted as toastmaster; John Proctor
Clarke. Presiding Justice Of the Appel
late Division; Job r. Hedges. and AL
met F.. jerks. former Presiding Justice
Of the Appellate Division. Second De-
partment. Others at the guest table
were Justice Edward r. Finch. Justice
Victor D. Bowling. Justice Alfred r.
Page and Justice Walter Lloyd Smith.
All of the speakers praised Justice
Greenbaum's twenty-one years OF SER
vice on the bench. but two cited his re-
tirement as a warning that too many
Justices were resigning.
This warning was 1rst sounded by
Presiding Justice Clarke. who said I'VE
have lost too many from the bench OF
late for the good OF the state" Mr.
jerks deplored the fact that SO many
men were forced to leave the bench
either for financial reasons or because
OF the age limit. He proposed a remedy
In the form Of a retiring board. which
would be empowered to continue useful
f,,As No f<,x va n pa
was reached. and also advocated PEN
sion system that would insure aged
judges an income for life.
TOO many men In the higher branches
of our courts said Justice Clarke" are
saying Il can't afford to stay on the
bench any longer because l have got
to get to the law and make living
that will support my family" There Is
Morgan j. O'Brien right here tonight
who did that and We could i'll AFFORD TO
lose him.
"And there Is Clarence J. Shearn sit
ting over there and from what have
heard he has made out pretty well since
he left u.s. But we should not lose this
class OF men from the bench. The State
can't afford the loss 1t takes tirpe to
train q Judge, so that It Is very unfor-
tunate and a matter of public concern
that they should have to lay aside their
experience and training and go back TO
the bar"
Mr.. jerks told how Justice Green
baum could have gone to the Court OF
Appeals. but declined the appointment
because he believed he saw greater
duty In remaining in the Appellate d.
vision.
And why, after that great sacrifice.
IL Justice Greenbaum leaving" Mr.
jerks asked THE reason Is one which
causes far too many of our Judges to
quit the bench, namely that the emoiu-
ments In remuneration are not sufficient
for the Office. There Is remedy for that
In higher remuneration. Is the public
ready for that now?'
Those present Included Justice Davis
Faul d. Cravath. George Gordon Bat
tie Clarence Bonynge. George T. Camp
bell. Joseph F. Day. Thomas +. Don.
nelly, Justice Gavegan. Henry A. Gil
dersleeve. William d. Guthrie. Gustav
Hartman, Daniel =. Hays. Joseph Joffe,
Ralph Jonas. Isidore II. Kcmpner. John
c. Knox, Norris Koenig. Justice La
Fetra. Frank c. Laughiin, Aaron j.
Levy. Robert l.. Luce, Edward j. Nc
Goidrick. Edward j. Mcclure, Henry
Morgcnthau. Joseph F.. Newburger.
Morgan J. o'Brien. Corporation Coun-
sci O'Brien, Alton r. Parker. Nathaniel
Phillips. Luke d. Staplcton. John w.
GofY
John NJ. rierney. Philip J. McCook,
Richard p. IRydon, Clarence j. Shearn.
Joseph NJ fairfield. Irving Lehman.
Felix NJ. Warburg. Justice Burr. John V.
McAyoy. Charles r. Simms. Cornelius
Huth. William Rand. Harry b. Brad
bury. Moses II Grossman. James ID.
Clifford. Leon Sanders. Thomas j. Con-
way. David Lcventritt. Justice Platzek.
Thomas II. Baskerville Arthur ID. Wolf.
Justice Delehanty. Justice Blur. Oliver
c. Semple. Samuel Strassburger. William
". Cohn. Henry w. Taft. Samuel Sea-
bury and De I.ancey Sicoll.