Show II r Judge Bans Laws Law's Delay Delav tl I v I By N. N E. E A. A Service BISMARCK N. N D. D Jan 23 The The laws delay Is almost a thirty thing of ot the past last In the court of ot North Dakota That's That the work of Supreme Court Judge James E. E Robinson He was elected elected elected elect elect- ed by the highest vote ever given a a. su supreme supreme supreme su- su preme court Judge after he had promised prom prom- Is He te tet t to made cut cf good supreme Je on his court promise red tape Now ow j nearly every case appealed to the su supreme supreme su su- preme court Is la settled within thirty days das after atter the appeal Is flIed filed or the hearing held How did he do It it BUSINESS BEFORE FUN First he refused to adjourn the court I for vacation until every case pending before before be be- fore it had been decided He began a series of Saturday eve eve- I ning letters In a newspaper of ot opposite te political faith He began recording t the he here days on which his brother brothe Judges we were re absent from the court and asserted th the they ey ou ought ht not to take talce pay for the time In his latest Saturday evening lett letter er Judge Robinson says saya Those who serve servo the public steal the their ir time soldier and neglect their duties dutie s. s I That is true of nearly all l Judges a and nd r J even t the e nine j Judges of t the United I Stat States t es I supreme cou cout t. t Indeed the big nine are the chief si sin sin- n- n ners They take long Jong vacations co con con- n- n In the ruts of ages Elges and hold on only ly biennial terms of ot court Instead of pus push push- h- h ing their work wort and keeping their dockets ts clean like the North Dakota supreme me court tr they h hold up p most appeals f for or two or r three ee years r Of course u le that Sat fl is I not not business I |