Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-12-10 | Page 40 | No Additional Judges for Supreme Bench

NU NO ADDITIONAL JUDGES fOR SUPREME BENCH Bourbon Leaders Decline Proposal to Add Two 11 Members Mem Mern- bers to High Court The supreme court of oC Utah will not be be- increased from three to five members members members mem mem- memI I bers at the coming cominS' session of ot the Legis Les-Is- lature This has been agreed upon b by bytho bythe the tho leaders leaden of ot the Democratic party It Is sal said that Governor-elect Governor Simon opposed tho the increase on economical grounds ground Tho The leaders went over the tho situation yesterday and decided that tho the work of oC tho the supreme court would woul be materially materially materi materi- ally cut down after orter tho time passage of the workmen's compensation bill by th the Legislature It was pointed out bv by l Thomas state chairman that tho the court devotes otes a great rent part of oC its time to the tue of personal injury and damage damage dam dam- age cases Ho said that wi with th a workmen's workmen's work worl mens men's compensation act In force the tho three members of ot tho the court could handle handle han Imami- dle dlo tho the work vork which comes before it It aa as tho the workmen's comp compensation act would relieve tho the court of ot a third of oC its work A number of ot Democratic attorneys throughout hout the favored In ing the tho supreme court and It was as said somo sorno of at them had hopes that the they would be appointed to tho the bench The leaders headers of the tho party however could not see eo tho the matter in tho the same light i j