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Show TEMPOH JUDGE FOB HUH DISTRICT William H. Pope of Santa Fe, United Uni-ted States judge for the district of New Mexico, has been designated to preside temporarily over tho federal court of the district of Utah. Judge Pope will probably act in this capacity capaci-ty until an appointment of a successor success-or to Judge John A. Marshall is made by President Wilson. Tho designation designa-tion was made by Walter H Sanborn of SL Paul, senior judge ot the circuit court of appeals. This designation, says Judge Sanborn San-born in a letter to John W. Christy, clerk of the United States court, is not that Judge Pope is to come here Immediately or to do any active work In connection with the district, but it is made so that all proper writs may issue In a lawful manner and that the officers of tho court, including referees ref-erees in bankruptcy, may proceed with their usual duties. Because of ill health, Judge Pope for the present is unable to do any active work. Should the vacancy on the federal bench continue for any considerable length of time, Judge Sanborn writes, he will assign some other judge. The designation of Judge Pope to act as judge for this district is made by Judge Sanborn in the following proclamation" "Whereas, the office of the judge of the United States district court for the district of Utah has become vacant, va-cant, and In my judgment the public interest requires the designation and appointment of a ''district Judge of some other judicial district within this circuit to hold the district court in the district of Utah. Now, therefore, there-fore, I do hereby designate and appoint ap-point Hon. William H. Popo of the district of New Mexico to have and exercise within the district of Utah all the powers that the district judge of that district could exercise before he resigned. "In witness whereof, I have hereunto hereun-to set my hand this 14th. day of September, Sep-tember, A. D. 1915. (Signed) WALTER H. SANBORN," "Senior Circuit Judge." The selection of Judge Pope as acting act-ing judge for this district was rather expected by those familiar with tho practice of the United States courts. It is take,n to mean that Judge Sanborn San-born does not expect an immediate appointment of a successor to Judge Marshall. At the same time his selection se-lection of a judge who will not be able to come to Salt Lake, at least for some time, may be taken to mean that he does not expect a prolonged delay in the appointment. Ono interpretation suggested Is that the appointment of a judge will not be made by the president until December, De-cember, when congress meets. Should the senate meet earlier than tho house, as now appears possible, it is thought likely that the federal judge for Utah will be among the first appointments ap-pointments to be sent to the senate for confirmation. |