The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-07
HUGHES IS OLDEST CHIEF JUSTICE.

Charles Evans Hughes at 63 is older than any former Chief Justice of the United States was at the time of his appointment In fact, he IS the oldest man ever appointed to the Supreme Court at all However, he had a previous service on that bench of six years that terminated when he resigned fourteen years ago to accept the Republican nom ination for President Chief Justice Edward Douglas White was 65 when he named to be CMe1 Justice. He served for eleven years. He had been an Associate Justice for sixteen years before his promotion to the presiding position making him 4e when he first became a member of the Court. Chief Justice Taft was GA when he was appointed, ranking third in point of age when he assumed the office Next to Chief Justice Hughes, Associate Justice Horace H Lurton at 66 was the oldest man to be appointed to the Supreme bench. The young est was Associate Justice Joseph Story 32 appointed by President Madison. In 1886 President Jackson hesitated sometime between a desire to promote Justice Story to the Chief Justiceship and one to name Roger B Fancy who had been Attorney General and Secretary of the Treasury in his Cab inet He finally named the latter who served twen- weight years and left imperishable reputation as a jurist
 In the natural course of events 1t is not prob able that Chief Justice Hughes will have, relatively speaking long term of service as the head of our highest judicial tribunal. He would be privileged to go on the retired list within five years and continue to draw his salary His previous service as Associate Justice for nearly six years would give him that right. The longest period of service for Chief Justice was that Chief Justice Marshall, thrty-four years The next longest was Chief Jus tice Fancy and then Chief Justice Fuller, appointed by President Cleveland who served twen- ty-two years The shorest term was that of Chief Justice Rutledge appointed by President John Adams, who resigned in less than year. He had previously served as Associate Justice under ap- pointment from President Washington but had re- signed after two years Chief Justice Ellsworth of Connecticut, appointed by Washington, resigned after four years and gave way to Chief Justice Marshall the greatest of them all appointed by John Adams
 Chief Justice Chase appointed by President Lin colm served nine years, and at his death President Grant appointed Chief Justice Waite who served fourteen years until succeeded by Chief Justice Fuller Chief Justice White appointed Asso- ciate Justice by Cleveland and Chief Justice by Taft served eleven years in the latter place Chiei Justice Taft was there for nine years.
 Three Associate Justices, Story of Massachu- sets Field of California and Harlan of Ken lucky appointed by Madison Lincoln and Hayes respectively, equaled the tenure of Marshall by serving thirty-four years each All of them were young men when appointed thrty-two, forty-sever and forty-four. Associate Justice John Mclean O Ohio appointed by Jackson served thirty two years He forty-four when appointed Associate Jus tice Bushrod Washington appointed by John Adams served for thirty-one years and died at the age O sixty-seyen
 The venerable Associate Justice Holmes is tn