Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-20
Judge Campbell Given
Place of Justice Bergen
Is Named by Governor Silzer
Today-Judge Clark Also
Named to Bench

TRENTON, Nov. Ex-Governor
silzer today appointed Luther camp
hell, of Hackensack, a member Oh
the New Jersey supreme court 70
fiji the vacancy caused several weeks
ago bv the death of Justice James D.
Bergen. -.
William Clark. Republican OF
Rernardsville, was named lay
nudge of the court of errors and ap-
peals to succeed the late Judge
Robert Williams of Paterson, VINO
died suddenly early this year. Ju5ee
Williams was Republican Juuse
Clark is a member or n newark ie-
gal firm. For two years during the
war he was an officer in the 314th
Field Artillery, S0th Division and
served one year in France. He is
thirty four years old. A graduate OF
Harvard class of 1912 and OF Har-
ward law school class of 1915.
MIR. Campbell is Democrat. lie
was admitted to the New Jersey bar
in 1894, and practiced in Hacken-
sack until his appointment as circuit
court Judge in 1913. He was ap-
pointed to that post by acting Gov
ernor Leon Taylor.
For 12 years previous to his ap-
pointment to the circuit court bench,
Judge Campbell was counsel to the
city of Hackensack. He was also
counsel to the board of freeholders
for six years and was vice president
of the Peoples Trust and Guaranty
company, Hackensack, until two
years ago.
During his term as circuit court
Judge, the new supreme court JUS
| tice sat in Hudson, Somerset and
Bergen counties. He has been try
ing supreme court issues in Hudson
county since September, 1912.
Governor Silzer calls attention tS
the fact that the circuit court ha:
been largely a training school for the
supreme court, as Justices Black
Bergen. Swayze, and Minturn were
advanced from the circuit court.
Judge Campbell had the indorse-
ment of members of the bar of Ber-
gen, Passaic and Hudson counties
He is married and is the fatker OF
two children.
Justice Swayze, in enfeebled con-
dition, came here yesterday and said
goodbye to his fellow jurists. First
he called on Governor Silzer and dis
cussed his application for retire
| 1nenL WITH In6 eAeCullNt. OIucl the
law he will be entitled to half paS
of $500 year.
The retiring justice then took the
/ elevator and ascended to the second
! floor of the capital where he weni
| to the errors court chamber confer
ence room and met his colleagues oi
the bench which he has served upor
for twenty years. There was an af-
! fecting scene in the conference room
and farewells were said.
Chief Justice Gummere was par
ticularly affected by the visit Of
| Swayze. The former is the only
member of the court outranking Tho
retiring Judge in years of service. Hi
has been a member of the supreme
court for twenty-eight years. AS the
two veteran jurists of the states
highest courts, the supreme anC
court of errors and appeals, met fol
the farewell, after twenty years o.
work together on the bench 1t wa'
said by observers that the chief jus
tice was so choked with emotion tha
he could not speak and his eyes were
| seen to fill with tears. All the mem
| bers of the court were present fol
the regular conference of the errors
court, with one or two exceptions
and they joined in wishing their re
firing colleague an early return Il
| health.