July 1888: The Court of Errors and Appeals caught the bar off guard at the June term by tearing through the list of cases at breakneck speed. One afternoon, an hour and a half before the usual time for adjournment, the court called a case marked “ready” and, hearing no response, sped down the rest of the list from numbers 28 to 57 and closed off the term. Lawyers on cases low on the list were absent because they had never expected to be reached that day. Their cases were put off until November.
100 Years Ago
July 1913: Jury reform was on the legislative agenda but enthusiasm was wanting. Some measures seemed designed to fail. One, called the Egan bill, provided for a jury commissioner in each county, appointed by the state Chancellor, who would act together with the sheriff in drawing voir dire panels. But the bill by its terms would become law only upon a vote by the public, which ensured it would either be declared unconstitutional or, due to the unlikelihood of a referendum, never be enacted.
75 Years Ago
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