Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-01-05 | Page 16 | Changes Are Made on Supreme Bench

CHANGES ARE MADE ON SUPREME BENCH Mantle of Chief Justice Falls Upon Shoulders of Judge Straup. JUDGE M'OARTY NOW THE JUNIOR JUSTICE Personnel of the Supreme Court of State, However. He-mains He-mains the Same. In tho Supreme court of the stale of TJtah, on Monday, a now chief justice look tho oath of office This was Judgo D. N. StTaup. Tho oath was adrniuislcrcd by chief Justico McCarty, who after ho had performed this function stepped down and bocamo tho nut'lor justice of tlio court, ho having been ro-elccled .judge- at tho election in iSovembor. Tho ceremonies wore brief but impressive im-pressive Tho court room was crowded with members of the bar and "others when Iho judges ascended the bench at ll:o0 o'clock. After those congregated congre-gated in tho court room aroso Justice Straus stepped' forward and took the oath of oflico as abovo staled. Then tho District judges who had been elected at tho November election, viz: J. A. llowcll, of tho second district; dis-trict; C. W. Morse, Goo. G. Armstrong, Morris L. Ritchie and Thomas D. Lewis of tho third district, J. E. Booth of tho fourth district aud John P. Chidostor of tho sixth district aroso and tho oath of oflu'c was administered to them. The cntiro proceeding was attended by tlio dignity that was duo to the high oilices that, were being tilled, and the audience was deeply impressed with the solemnity that was evidenced in tho administration of thoaths. .ludgo A. IT. Christeusen, of the seventh district took the oath of oflico before Secretary of Stato Tingcy on Saturday. Judges Maughan of the first and Greenwood of the fifth were absent. ab-sent. Later in the day tho visiting judges and the members of tho Supfcmo court attended an informal banquet at the Universitj' club, Chief Justice St rutin presiding. Thero were no speeches, t.h feast being informal. Judge Christeusen was tho only new judgo present, all the others having been TC-cloclod.