Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 227, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1916 — Supreme Court Changes. [ARTICLE]

Supreme Court Changes.

There is not a single member of the Supreme court of President Harrison’s day now serving on the bench. Twentysix years is not a long time for continuity of service in the lower courts. There are hundreds of judges appointed at the age of thirty-five who are still in full mental vigor at seventy, and not a few cases of this kind are to be found in the'lower federal and state courts. Even Chief Justice White, however, is able to point to a judicial record of only twenty-six years. He was appointed by Cleveland in February, 1894, and all the members with whom he was associated at that time have passed away. President Taft had the honor of appointing a full majority of the Supreme court in the course of his four years in office. He appointed Justices Hughes, Van Devanter, Laniar and Pitney. President Wilson has already made two appointments —Mcßeynolds and Brandeis — and now has another appointment to make. Despite all the changes that have taken place in recent years, more cases were disposed of by the Supreme court during its recent term than in any other term since 1890. A total of 547 cases were decided, while in 1890 there were 610 cases. There still remain on the docket 522 cases.—-Thomas F. Logan, in Leslie’s Weekly.