Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-03-08 | Page 9 | Maw Considers Court Vacancy

Maw Considers Court Vacancy Several aspirants and suggested to succeed the late David DavidW W W. Moffat as Utah supreme court justice are being considered by Governor Herbert B. B Maw he said Wednesday indicating that he will exercise this prerogative rather than leave the post open despite that a successor would be elected next fall and take office January 1 1915 19 for a term of eight years ears The governor did not indicate specifically whom he is considering considering considering consider consider- ing for the appointment Justice Moffat who had served the court for tor nearly 12 years four of them as chief chic justice died unexpectedly unexpectedly un un- expectedly Saturday night of ot a aheart aheart aheart heart attack Leland M M. Cummings clerk of the court pointing out that the next session of oC the court will be opened Monday said it is likely that Fifth Firth District Judge Will L L. L Hoyt will be asked to fill the vacancy temporarily if the governor governor governor gover gover- nor has not reached a decision on the point by that date