The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-05-30
Maui Lawyer
Welcomed When
He Opens Court
Judge Case is Recipient of
Congratulations Fro m
Former Jurists and Bar in
Flower Decked Court Room

Judge Daniel II. Case assumed the
duties of his new office and presided
from the bench of the second circuit
court the first time on Saturday
morning. His accession to the bench
was marked by the unusual appear
ance of the court room which had
blossomed out like a flower garden
with the gifts of friends and neigh
bors, congratulatory and compliment
tary remarks from former judges and
other members of the bar and an at
tendance that almost taxed the ca
pacity of the room for not only county
officials but large numbers of private
citizens, including a number of ladies
were present.
Clerk of the Court Manuel Asue
raped for attention at 10 o'clock
sharp and all in the court room rose
al the fall Of the gavel Judge Case
then entered, accompanied by former
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Coke and the retiring Judge, l.. l..
Burr. Seats had been placed beside
him behind the desk that was cover
ed with fragrant floral offerings, some
brought in and placed by ladies
short time previously, some from
members of the Maui bar, some from
other friends and some that had been
sent from Honolulu.
Judge Case handed the telegram
from the United States Attorney
General and the certificate of his
qualification and oath of office to the
clerk who read the telegram and was
instructed to file it with the other
papers relative to the appointment
and qualifications. The judge then
said that court was convened to set
cases that counsel might desire to
have heard on Monday and Wednes-
day of this week.
Congratulations Voiced
Judge Coke here, spoke and said
that he wished to interrupt the regular
proceedings long enough to congratu-
late his friend Judge Case upon his
accession to the Wool SACK He
had known him for many years ana
praCcticed at the bar with him while
he'jwas practicing his profession at
the bar and felt that the new judge
would give satisfaction not only to
the department that had appointed
him, but to the bar and to the
peorle of Maui and the Territory for
he considered Judge Case excellently
qualified for the duties he was under
him in Maui, often, he added as he
always liked to return to his old home
Maui. When he retired from the
bench the Judge would find that the
greatest satisfaction of his life was
in the endeavors he had made to ad-
minister justice and the law with all
fairness and impartiality.
County Attorney Bevins spoke in
offer of the assistance which his office
would seek to render and said he be-
lieved, also, he spoke for all of the
other county officers in Offering all
cooperation possible, and for himself
and other members of the bar when
he expressed the qualification that
news of the appointment had given
hiap and them.
Retiring Judge Speaks
Judge l.. l.. Burr said he had seen
numbers of judges assume office and
numbers of Judges retire and had
heard the valedictories of those who
were leaving the bench but none of
those speeches helped him on this oc-
cosion Some had spoken of never
having made a mistake Perhaps
they were right but he had not found
himself infalible and had at times
changed his views and at times Sc
cured later data that would have en-
abled him to render decisions differ
entity. He believed some mistakes
and errors were inevitable in four
years on the bench.
One of the matters that had great
ly interested him in connection with
the work of the court had been natu-
ralization proceedings and it had
been his endeavor to see that pros
pective citizens knew something of
, the character and nature of the gov
ernment of the country they were to
make their own and if they had not
all the knowledge of that sort he de-
sired to give them little instruction.
Some retiring judges whom he had
heard speak would give advice or
mt4ke suggestions and he had always
wondered why, if they had anything
of that sort to say, they did not say
1t to their successors privately. Hence
he would avoid such course. He eX-
tended to his successor his best
wishes on his advent to the bench
a other Attorneys Heard
Attorney Enos Vincent spoke brief
ly of the pleasant relations that exist
ed between Attorney Case and his
brothers at the bar and the general
satisfaction it gave to have a man
so long a resident of the Valley Isle
on the bench of its court. He assured
. JUICE Case he had the respect of the
bar and should have their assistance
and cooperation so far as might be.
Attorney Eugene Murphy added his
expression of good will toward the
new Judge and confidence in him and
his endeavors and at the same time
thanked Judge Burr for the uniform
courtesies and consideration extended