Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-15
DEMOCRAT CAUCUS
NAMES 10 JUDGES
Nominations for Virginia Cir
cult Court Posts Are
Made.
BY staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY Stan correspondent Of The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, January IS. -
Judge Walter T. Mccarthy of the six
tenth judicial circuit was among a
group of Is judges who we're unani-
mously nominated last night at a Joint
caucus of Senate and House of Dele
gates Democrats. Judge Mccarthy
nomination was for a period of eight
years, beginning February /, 1882
Nomination is tantamount to election
The northern Virginia jurist, who is
the youngest circuit judge in the State
OF Virginia, was the second appointee
to fill out the term of the late Judge
Samuel G. Brent, which expires at the
end Of this month. The first appointee
was Judge Howard w. Smith of Alex
andria, who later resigned to run for
the House of Representatives, of which
body he is now member. Judge Nc
earthly is resident of Arlington
County.
Consider Contests Thursday.
Consideration of the two contested
judgeShipS and one contested State Of
flee will be given at the next Joint
caucus which will be held next Thurs
day night in the House of Delegates
chamber.
In the thirtieth judicial circuit there
is a contest for the seat now held by
Judge P. H. billiard, who is retiring
The candidates are A. L. Hopkins OF
Franklin and S. S. Lambeth, jr., OF
Bedford.
Judge John M. Hart of the Corpora
ton Court of Roanoke, whose term
expires February l, 1888, is being op-
posed for reelection by J. Lindsay
Almond. jr
The State office contest is between
T. Coleman Andrews, who is a can
didate for reelection as auditor OF
public accounts, and James M. Hayes
jr., former director of the Division OF
Motor Vehicles.
List of Nominations.
The following judges were noni-
mated at last nights caucus:
Judge Joseph w. Chinn, to fill the
vacancy on the Supreme Court of
Appeals bench caused by the death OF
Justice Robert P. Prints; Judge j
Boyd Sears, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Judge Claggett B
Jones in the thirteenth circuit; Judge
A. G. Lively, to fill the unexpired
term of the late Judge William E.
Burns in the twenty-seventh circuit;
Judge Robert N. Pollard, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Judge
Beverly T. Crump in Law and Equity
Court, Richmond; Judge John E.
Nottingham. to fill the unexpired term
of the late Judge N. B. Westcott,
thirtyfirSt circuit: Judge Richard IT.
Wilson. to fill the unexpired term of
the late Judge Charles T. Lassiter,
Hastings Court, Petersburg Justice
Gordon B Amber, to fill the unex-
pired term of the late Justice William
Crump Ticker. civil justice, Richmond;
Judges Edwin P. Cox, fourth circuit;
Lemuel F. Smith, eighth circuit; E.
Hugh Smith, twelfth circuit; T. L.
Keister, twentieth circuit. and E. t.
Carter, twenty-fourth circuit, for eight
year terms beginning February /. 1882.
and Judges T. J. Barham Corporation
Court, Newport News; Ernest H. Wells,
Hastings Court, Part ? Richmond,
and Frank T. Sutton, jr., Law and
Equity Court. Part 2, Richmond, for
eight-year terms beginning February /,
1888
George c. Perry was nominated as a
member of the State Corporation Com
mission for six-year term beginning
February l, 1882.