Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-11 | Page 1 | Thurman and Gideon Named as Justices

THUlAfJ AND GIDEON NAMED AS JUSTICES Governor Simon Bamberger Bamber-ger Makes Appointments Immediately After Signing Bill. BOTH WELL KNOWN THROUGHOUT STATE One of the Appointees Is a Resident of Salt Lake City; the Other Is From Ogden. Judge Samuel E. Thurman of Salt Lake City and Valentine Gideon of Ogden Og-den are the new justices of the supreme su-preme court of Utah. At 8 o'clock last evening Governor Simon Bamberger signed the bill increasing the membership member-ship of the supreme court from three to five anl within approximately thirty seconds after affixing his signature to the measure ho had named Judge Thurman Thur-man and Mr. Gideon as tho two additional addi-tional justices. Later the action of the governor was confirmed by the senate. Both Judge Thurman and Mr. Gideon are well known and popular in their home towns, ns well as throughout the state, and it is believed that their selection se-lection to the high judicial positions to which thej- have been named will give general satisfaction. Both are Democrats Demo-crats and both have been active in the interests of the party. Thurman Widely Known. Judge Samuel B. Thurman, who is head of the law firm of Thurman, Wedgwood & Irvine in this city, is one of the best-known lawyers in the west. He came to LTtah from Kentucky, his native state, in 1S70, a.t tho age of 20 years, and has resided here continuously, continuous-ly, except when away at school, since that time. In 1880 Judge Thurman was graduated graduat-ed from the law department of the University Uni-versity of Michigan and upon returning return-ing to Utah began tho practice of his profession at Provo, where he made his home until he removed to this city in 1006. Judge Thurman has been associated in practice with a number of the leading lead-ing attorneys of tbo state, including former United States Seuator George Sutherland, former United States Senator Sena-tor Joseph L. .Rawlins and other lawyers law-yers of note. Considered as Authority. Judge Thurman has specialized in water rights and irrigation law and is seonsidered an authority upon those two important subjects. From 1S93 to 1912 he was chief assistant in the legal department de-partment of the Denver & Kio Grande railroad. He also was one of the general gen-eral counsel of the National Savings & Trust company. From S to 1SS10 he was countv attorney for Utah county. Judge Thurman was a member of the Utah stato legislature for five consecutive con-secutive terms, lrom 18.S2 to 1SO0. In he was appointed assistant United States district attorney by President Grover Cleveland for the territory of Utah, which office he held until 1S0(i. lie was a member of the constitutional convention of 1S!5 which framed the constitution of the state of Utah. For several years preceding the last, campaign Judge Thurman was chairman of the Democratic, state committee. He is a member of tho Utah State Bar association. as-sociation. Long Resident of Ogden. Valentino Gideon wns born January 11, 18.19, in Iron county, Mo., tho son of Calvin and Artcmesia Gideon. He was married to Elizabeth I.nng on July 2-1, 180. n was educated in the public' pub-lic' schools of Missouri and wns graduated grad-uated from Cnrleton college, Carniing-ton, Carniing-ton, Mo., in 1887, with the degree of bachelor of science. From 1SS8 to 1880 he attended the St. Louis Law school. On completion of his (aw studies Mr. Gideon moved to Ogden, and was admitted ad-mitted to the bar of Ut::h in 1890. In 1808 ho was admitted to practice In tin1 federal courts of Utah. For two years Mr. Gideon was city attorney of Ogden, his term expiring eighteen months ago. From 1S07 to 1 1100 he wns a member of tho Ogden public school board. He is a prominent inrinher of the Masonic order. Since retiring from the city at torncyship he has been engaeed in the general practice prac-tice of law iu Ogdeu. SAMUEL R. THURMAN of Salt Lake (top), and Valentine Val-entine Gideon of Ogden, who have been chosen as justices of the Utah supreme court. s- . 'ill II II r v "'t I WW- ' i 1 V AW