Show SUPREME COURT LINEUP CHANGES NOES Utah Democrats Wednesday were assured a majority o on the state supreme supreme supreme su su- su- su preme court for the first time in 12 years Election of Martin M. M Larson Utah county Democrat to the states state's highest court will give the party three associate justices since David W. W Moffat elected in 1932 and James H. H Wolfe elected in 1934 also are Democrats William H. H Folland who will be chief justice the next two years and Associate Justice Ephraim Hanson are Republicans Lineup Changed Not since Daniel N. N a Republican was elected an associate associate associate ate justice in 1924 have the Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- had a majority on the supreme court and from 1929 till January 1933 the bench was composed entirely entirely entirely en en- of Republicans The Democrats had their best innings innings innings in in- just after size of the court was increased from three to five justices in 1917 Then Samuel R. R Thurman Valentine Valentine Valentine Valen Valen- tine Gideon E. E E. E Corfman and A A. J. J Weber were the Democratic members of the court and J J. J E E. Frick the lone Republican James W. W Cherry was elected to succeed Mr Corfman in 1922 and Mr replaced Mr Weber in inthe inthe inthe the election of 1924 to give the Republicans Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans a majority they held for 12 years Little Effect Political complexion of the court however has had little effect on its operations according to members of the state bar bars Effort to take I Ithe the judiciary out of politics is being studied though Mr Larson who will become the youngest associate justice in January January January Janu Janu- ary succeeds Elias Hansen Republican Republican Republican lican chief justice Mr Mr Larson born in Pleasant Grove in 1885 was elected Utah county attorney in 1917 and re reelected re- re elected electea in 1923 He lIe was appointed appointee to the Fourth Judicial district bench by the late Governor George H H. Dern in 1927 and 1928 and elected for a year four-year tern in 1932 |