Show Duchesne- Duchesne Duchesne Uintah Counties Judicial 1 District Proposed There is a pl plan n on foot for an additional ad ad- judge in the Fourth district We have haye in the basin many able attorneys from whose number a competent judge could be selected A A Provo dispatch with reference to toUn toan toan Un an additional judge Is as follows Upon the suggestion of Judge Elias Elias Hansen of the Fourth district court the the- Utah County Bar association association tion is preparing to bring bring- before the state state legislature the need of an additional adr ad- ad ad- ad r judge in the fourth B judicial district The action of the bar association received the indorsement or the Rotary Rotary Rotary Rot Rot- ary ary club at Its weekly luncheon to to- to day Judge James B. B T of the city court brought the matter to the attention of the Rotarians and land stat stat- I ed ed that the action Is taken to relieve the present congested situation that prevails in the district court It was as shown that for the January term more cases are set than cah can possibly be heard ana thirty or forty Ceases cases that should have been set have had had to be postponed r In addition to having more cases than can be adequately handled they ar scattered over the counties or cf Utah Uintah Wasatch and DuChe Duchene Du- Du chene Che me making extensive travel necessary necessary r essary before court can be held j sta- sta statistics Judge Tucker has prepared statistics sta sta- showing that iu this district last last year ear there were 1561 1661 cases for fOT for tone kone one judge whereas In the Seventh district there were only 1295 case for two judges The work of other districts throughout the state was similarly light as compared with the tho I Fourth district Two years ago the proposition was brought before th the legislature said JUdge Judee Tucker in the situation to the members of the Rotary Rot Rot- art ary arp duly club No action was taken low however ever because Judge Hansen hadnot had hadnot hadnot not personally made the recommendation dation that provision be made for an aD 7 additional judge At this time however however however how how- ever ever he is of or the opinion that the Interests of the citizens of this dis dis will be better s served If another judge Sludge V is appointed |