The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-24
SOUTH JERSEY
STILL HOPING
Appointment to Supreme Court
Bench Goes to North Jersey
Errors Judge Also.
ANOTHER CHANCE COMING

South Jersey again lost a chance to
gain a representation on the Supreme
Court Bench of the State when Cover
nor Silzer, last Tuesday, named Cir
cult Court Judge Luther A. Campbell,
of Hackensack, as a Justice of he Su-
preme Court to succeed the late JUS
tice Bergen. 1t had been fondly hoped
by the lawyers interested il court pro-
ceedings in Atlantic, Cape May, Cum
berland, Camden and other lower
state counties that Circuit Court Judge
Ralph W. E. Donges would be the ap-
pointee, as the new Justice vas to be
a Democrat.
There is still one more chance, how
ever, for a South Jerseyman to be
elevated to the Supreme Court Bench.
Justice Francis j. Swayze. Republican,
has made an application to the Cover
nor for retirement from the Bench.
1t is fully expected that he will be
retired very soon now. In that event
it is now thought that Circuit Judge
Frank Lloyd, of Camden, would re-
ceiye the appointment as Supreme
Court Justice.
Atlantic City has had its mind set
for years to have a Supreme Court
Justice from among the many mem
bers of the Bar resident there. 1t has
been honored by having Clarence L,
Cole as Circuit Court Judge and John
]. White on the Bench of the Court OF
Errors and Appeals, but has always
been denied the honor of a native son
on the Supreme Bench. Once, when
Justice Hendrickson came there to
live for a time, it could claim a resi-
dent Supreme Court Justice, but this
was not having its own son a member
of the Court.
In addition to the Supreme Court
appointment, Governor Silzer also
named William Clark, of B~ernardsville,
a Republican, as a member of the
Court of Errors and Appeals, to fill a
vacancy caused by the death of Judge
Robert Williams.
Judge Campbell vas admitted to the
New Jersey Bar in 1894 and practiced
law in Hackensack until his appoint.
ment as Circuit Court Judge in 1913.
He was appointed to that post by Act.
ing Governor Leon Taylor.
For IL years previous to his appoint
ment to the Circuit Court bench, Judge
Campbell was counsel to the city OF
H~ackensack. He was also counsel to
the Board of Freeholders for six years,
and was vice-president of the Peoples
Trust and Guaranty Company, Hack.
ensack, until two years ago.
During his term as Circuit Court
Judge, the new Supreme Court Justice
sat in Hudson, Somerset and Bergen
counties. He has been trying Supreme
Court issues in Hudson county since
September, 1912.
Judge Clark is a graduate of Har'
ward and Harvard Law School. having
been graduated from college in 1912
and from the law school in 1915. He
entered the law offices of Lindabury,
Depue, and Faulks. of Newark. and
since 1920 has been a partner in the
firm.
1t is understood that Judge Clark
had been recommended by former Uni
ted States Senator Joseph S. Freling-
huysen for appointment as a Federal
Judge. When William N. Runyon,
now a Federal Judge. was defeated for
Governor in 1922, Judge Clark induced
Senator Frelinghuysen to withdraw
his name from consideration for the
Federal post. Judge Clark is a men,
Der of the family owning the Clark
thread interests.