| Show judge burton to remain mainon on bench of ath judicial district the supreme court of utah in ili a decision handed down wednesday said that judge burton binton bin ton should not be disbarred dis barred barrod from tile the practice of ills his profession by reason of the charges brought against him some settle of tile the reasons given by the court in it support of their decision are as follows 1 that tile the facts and conduct of judge burton havo have been called to tile the attention of the house judiciary committee of the state legislature and that that committee declined to take action against him as it was empowered to do 2 that some of the acts and conduct of judge curton burton were undoubtedly provoked or at least influenced by tho the acts and conduct of others and in fit some instances ill ad by ardent supporters with coltish motives all of which should be considered in determining ilia hla guilt 3 that judge durton burton has passed through a most trying ordeal in ili the past ast year which no doubt will have a salutary influence upon ills his future conduct 4 that lie ho now holds a very important por tant position to which he has been elected by the people of ills his district after some of the acts anacon and conduct t complained of had taken place 5 that by virtue of the statute lie ho Is already prevented from practicing ills his profession as a lawyer while lie he holds the position of judge and hence a mere suspension would be useless 0 that to disbar him would not remove him from the office of judge but would at most suspend him from practice from which as just stated ho he Is already suspended during th the term tor for which lie he Is elected 7 that ills his acts and conduct while wholly unjustifiable and reprehensible hen lion sible are nevertheless not of that vicious nature which necessarily call for the drastic punishment of permanent disbarment finally that in view of the necessarily detriment imen tal effect that a disbarment would have upon the public piff ille interests a judgment of disbarment should be rendered in ili a case casa like this only when there la Is no other alternative I 1 mr air gorman german day drove to salt bait lako lake saturday returning home tile the following day mr air and mrs airs allah day came back with him |
