| Show justice field retires retlaw washington dec 2 justice fields retirement from the supreme court of which w he gave official notice to the president last april took place yesterday there was no formality attendant an t upon it the justice was not present in the court room and as he had not sat bat with tho the court on any day since the opening of the term the proceedings ce did not differ in any respect from rom the ordinary lays days it had been supposed that the general transfer of the seats of the associate justices which always occur when the senior associate re retires would take place but even the formality was war postponed until monday next justice harlan II arlan who now becomes becomer the senior associate justice will chan change ge his seat from tho the left to the right side odthe of the chief alef justice taking the seat vacated by mr field bield and justice gray will become chief justice fullers neighbor neighbor on the left all the other justices will move u ap p one chair nearer the chief if justice fields term had continued until next tuesday lie he would have had 44 years of con continuous ainu ous service under the law lie he will draw fall salary until his death |
