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Show ROBERT B. PORTER, who . has resigned his seat on the bench of the Third district court. (km mM ill JUDGE PORTER QUITS; JOINS Jill LI Salt Laker Resigns From Third Judicial District Court Bench. Judge Robert B. Porter, who has been on the bench of the Third judi-) cial district court for Salt Lake county since the death of the t late Judge George F. Goodwin, has .tendered his resignation to Governor Simon Bamberger, Bamber-ger, to accept a position as assistant general counsel for the Oregon Short Line Railroad company. Judge Porter expects to take up his new duties in the office of Goorge H. Smith, general counsel for the Short Line, tomorrow though his appointment as assistant general counsel of the Short, Line is not officially effective until August 1. j' Resignation of Judge Porter leaves a vacancy on the bench of the district court in Salt Lake county that must be filled by appointment by the "governor until the next judicial election, but no intimation has come from the governor's govern-or's office as yet as to who may be named to succeed Judge Porter until a successor is elected. Judge Porter was appointed to the beo.ch by Governor Bamberger shortly-after shortly-after the death of Judge Goodwin and his friends are expressing regreat that he is leaving the bench. The judge s,lated last night that he was reluctant to leave the bench, but that his personal per-sonal interests and the opportunity for advancement without dependence upon political favor had influenced him to accept the position offered him with the railroad company. , " 1. hope I have given good service while I have, been upon the bench," said he," a service entitling me to retain re-tain the esteem of my friends and justifying jus-tifying my appointment." Mr. Smith, geueral counsel for the Oregon Short Line, stated last night that Judge Porter would succeed B. S. Crow in the legal department of the railroad. Mr. Crow has been assistant to the general counsel for some time past, but for personal business reasons 'decided to sever his connections with the railroad to take up other work and devote attention to private practice. |