Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-29 | Page 2 | Federal Court Has Birthday Today

1 COURT HAS HAS' Y TODAY WIth Willi the opening of court this I morning the federal court for the district district dis dis- of Utah began cegan its twenty first year of The local court was established on the leap year day of 1896 In the o of years marking the existence o of ot the court comparatively few changes h have v been made The court opened with Judge John A. A Marshall Marshall Mar Mar- MarI I shall presiding J J. J R. R Letcher was I the the first clerk of the court Both of these officials remained In office until last year Last year John Johnw I W W. Christie succeeded Letcher as clerk and early this year Tillman D. D Johnson succeeded Judge Marshall as the presiding magistrate I The first case in the files of the local court was a a transfer from the district court It was the suit of Walter Walter Walter Wal Wal- ter Ames against the Union Pacific railroad seeking the appointment ofa of ofa a receiver