Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-24
Baynes Named
Common Pleas
Judge Here
Governor Lausche
Makes Decision


Governor Frank j. Lausche ap-
pointed Gerald A. Baynes as Com
mon Pleas Judge of Madison Coun-
ty Thursday morning.
Governor Lausche, in a personal
telephone call to publisher j. r.
Conway, stated that he had select
ed BayneS for the judgeship and
that Baynes would receive formal
appointment as soon as possible.
Baynes will succeed Judge James
F. Bell, who will move up to the
position on the Supreme Court to
which he was elected last Novem-
Der.
Mr.. Baynes expressed his per-
sonal qualification over the ap-
pointment and stated that he would
do his best to justify the conf
dence the Governor had shown in
him.
While plans for the ceremony
tor the taking of the oath of office
are incomplete, it is expected to
take place on Friday, December 81
at the court house here.
Gerald A. BayneS, 46 years of
age, was born on 10 November
1908 at Middletown, Ohio and is
the Oldest of four children. His
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles L. Baynes, and his sister
and two brothers all reside in
Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio.
He attended Hamilton, Ohio
Public Schools from which he
graduated in 1926.He then attend
ed Ohio State University by work.
ing part-time and by assistance
from the Ben Strauss Student
Loan Fund" receiving his Bache-
lor Of Science degree in Public Ad-
ministration from the College of
Commerce and Administration in
1881.
In January 1892 he was appoint
ed to q position in the Intangible
Tax Division of the, (now) State
Department of Taxation, transfer
ring to the Sales and Excise Tax
Division in 1895. This employment
continued to September of 1948,
except for war service intervals.
He served in WV II as a private
in the Army Volunteer Officer
Candidate program, at TT. Knox,
KY, November 1912 to % March
1943, when he was honorably dis
charged. On 19 January 1914 he
was commissioned a 1t. 81. g.
USNR and was released to mac
tive duty II February 1916 with
American, European, Pacific and
Philippine Liberation ribbons. He
holds a permanent rank oI 1t. l.l
the Reserves. He is affiliated with
a Volunteer Law Reserve Training
Unit in Columbus, Ohio.
Upon release from active duty
he attended Ohio State University
Law College graduating in June
194S, at which time he took the
State Bar Examination and was
admitted to practice on 18 August
1948.
The late Judge Frank j. Muir
ray gave him the privilege of prac-
ticing in Judges office until Janu-
ary 1851 at which time the Judge
disposed of most of his law office
facilities. Since that time he has
maintained an office at IA West
High Street in London.
For the past eight years he has
served as Justice of the Peace of
Deercreek Township, disposing of
more than 1000 criminal and $50
civil cases, being appointed by the
Township Trustees and being twice
elected.
He was elected Secretary of the
Local Bar Assn, to succeed the
late Judge Harvey B. Edwards and
was President the 1928 annual
term. He has been Secretary
Treasurer of the Law Library
Assn, since January 1949. He SER
we'd as Treasurer of the Local In
fantile Paralysis Chapter from
1948 to April 1854 when he resign
ed. He is member of Amvet Post
No. 19 and Chandler Lodge No.
138 and although not a member
supports Trinity Church.
In 1885 he married Fanny Flor
ence Taylor, whose family, the
Minters, Taylors, Florences and
Morgridges were original Madison
County settlers. He has been a res
ident of the County since 1886.
They have two sons, Gerald Tay-
lor Baynes, 18, who is a Regular
NROTC Midshipman in the Fresh
man Class at the University of
North Carolina and Bailey Nor
gridge Baynes, IA, attends London
Public Schools. Both he and his
wife have generally been active in
the Democratic party.