Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-01-06

ana BroushtOn have appointed nine
teen men IS special Judges. II has
been the rule, emphasized by the one
or TWO exceptions, Tor each governor
10 rcappoint the judges named by his
predecessor. For that reason CASUAL
lies by reason Of expiration OF term
have been few.
Even more significant have been
INC lew rcSignatioGS from the spc-
claI Judge list The nineteen men who
nave been appointed, without going
INTO details ol which governor named
thcm, were: L. c. Bowie, CT ytun
Moore. ll"yle Sink. n. \. Townsend,
Cameron Mciac, join IA. Harwoud,
vernon q. cowpcr. Thomas l.. john
son, Frank s. Hill, A. ID. Folgcr. Sam
j. Erwin. Luther Hamilton. Hubert
Ollvc, w. II. 5. Burgwyn. \. Hall
Johnston, JEFF ID. Johnson. Il. Il.
Dixon. Clarence +. Blackstuck AID
JUStuS {. Rudisill.
ScNtn oi these judges arc still in
Oiilcc under special appointment.
They arc: Hamilton, OIrVcr. Bur
SWyn, JciI johnson, OLSON. Black
stock ana Eud.Sili.
Three died in Office. They were:
C-mCro" McRac Frank Hill and Hal!
Johnston.
SIN oi them rCsignc,. First 10 ,cavC
the bench Was Tam Bowie. vino Uuit
IN pre\c because inc VA, not an
pointed To- the vacancy in the regular.
JudgeShIp IN his district. Ciaylon
Moore resigned TO go with Rcynulu,
tobacco c1mpamy'S legal staff. Juna
hhrWuod Was asked 10 surrender ms
commission pnifrnn
criminal proceedings in connection
WIth muil!atlun OF State records.
foiScr gave up his comm. s,!am as
Judge rattle. than quit as national
commlttCCma- Tor the State. 7. l..
johnson ana Sam Erwin resigned -
practice luw.
Hoylc SGl; resigned his snyo..,l
luuScSA!D commission upon b"Ing
elected as resident Judge IN his dis
tr!ct. \. y. Townsend moved lrosl
the State near The end o. his second
term 5 Il Spccia! Judge. judge Cow
per reached .ri..".uv-t age sCvcr:.
years ago and "ssUmCd the STATUS o.
an emergency" Judge, subject To H.
Segment when needed and when his
health would permit him 10 hold
court.
'''' "tsNNt"l ls''. - system Is ltNl-
p"rary. II grCW uul OI the concCstCi
dockctS and calendars in mos. crun-
Ties during the middle lyO2's. The
emergency appUHlnc IS for one O..
Two weeks failed 10 solve the prob
lem. The special jJjGcShipS II We
DCrn an Improvement On that. The
nCNt step Mas adoption at the lat
general election uI AN amendment
permitting distinction between Judi
ciaI districts a.d sr!!ci'rTial districts
50 the regular judge could be elect
cd IN sufficient number To man both
civil and criminal courts and thus
nDVIatc the necessity of >Dcci ! an
continents. That has no; been triC,;
out. the 1913 assembly having con-
tnucd the commission 10 work out
The problems until 1913.
These special Judicial Apo! tmCnt;
have been luscious plumS in the GOV
crnors patronage Dasn"t Special
Judges c.r~w the same salary, have
nc same retirement rights a. rcnu-
arly elected iur.StS. They have also
The same powers while courts Over
which they preside arc in session.
They do not have the same authority
To sign orders or DEGREES when the
courts are not in session.
The TACT that in l. years only three
pccIal Judges died and six rcSlGr cd
me of these by request OF the COVER
nor-lcndS emphasis 10 the popular
idea that Il superior court iudgeShip
IS a pretty good JOB