On the wounding of Colonel Elder, Lieutenant Colonel Rowe assumed command of the Regiment and remained in command of the Regiment until it was mustered out of service. This greatly streamlined the flow of criminal cases and ensured the presence of the District Attorney. He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and served from 1810 1813, serving twice as speaker of the House. Judge Snyder died on April 7, 1989, and a memorial service was held at the Courthouse presided over by President Judge Ellis W. VanHorn, Jr. Judge Snyder was 87 years of age at the time of his death, and was survived by his wife and children. For example, Zanic said, for every 21 cases he handles in Huntingdon County, a judge in Philadelphia handles just one. History of Bedford and Somerset Counties Pennsylvania 1884, Waterman and Watkins & Co. 1884. Tried in Philadelphia, he was convicted, fired and sent to jail for six months. Reminiscences and Sketches Historical and Biographical by William Hall, Meyers Printing House, 1890. Copy and paste this code into your website. In 1868 Judge Hall served as a commissioner to rename the statutes of Pennsylvania with Judge Derrickson and Wayne McVeagh. In 1779, Smith was made Colonel of the First Battalion. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2009 Original Source, Ratification of the States, Volume II, Pennsylvania. In 1815, Cooper moved to the University of Pennsylvania where he continued teaching chemistry, mineralogy, and plant physiology. Judge Nill soon acquired a large practice. Judge VanHorn graduated from the Replogle High School in New Enterprise in 1936. He was also a member of the Roosevelt State Steering Committee. 2.) When the second law judge position became available in 1999, Ling ran for the position and filed on both the Republican and Democrat tickets. Judge King was married to Mary Watson of Bedford and they had two sons, William Watson King who was killed during the Civil War while serving with the Union Army, and Alexander King, Jr., who became a prominent attorney with the Bedford County Bar. Judge VanHorn and his wife moved to Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania in 1989. Judge John Tod died on March 27, 1851, at age 51 at his home in Bedford. 5, copyright 2009 Mifflin County Historical Society. He also attended school in Laurenceville, New Jersey prior to entering Princeton University, from where he graduated in 1894. Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Judicial), 100 largest cities in America by population, United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, Huntingdon County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County Magisterial District, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania local trial court judicial elections, 2022, Pennsylvania local trial court judicial elections, 2021, Pennsylvania local trial court judicial elections, 2020, Pennsylvania local trial court judicial elections, 2019, Pennsylvania local trial court judicial elections, 2018, Pennsylvania local trial court judicial elections, 2017, https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Huntingdon_County,_Pennsylvania_(Judicial)&oldid=7830880. However, District Attorney Howsare won the Democratic nomination by a solid margin, thus pitting two Republicans against each other in the November general election. In 1847, Judge King was elected to the Pennsylvania Senate representing Bedford County, Blair County and Huntingdon County, the 19th Senatorial District, and served one term, 1848 1850. Judge Woods uncle was Samuel Stanhope Woods, who served as President Judge of the Twentieth Judicial District when it consisted of Mifflin, Snyder, and Union Counties from 1862 to 1872. The following is a newspaper account regarding Judge Walkers charge to the Grand Jury assembled in Bedford in 1807.

He was the author of an excellent work on land titles. Judge VanHorn, in his remarks, described Judge Wright as possessing extraordinary legal talent and ability. This ability was a great advantage with the large German spreading population living in the area. Judge Madore passed away at home on March 18, 1944. This opposition included such men as James Wilson, a friend of Judge Smith. He begin the study of law in the Office of Scott S. Brown, at Huntingdon in 1860. Black, a large man with a strong constitution, enjoyed the out of doors particularly horseback riding. Bedford Gazette, November 6, 1985; November 7, 1985. Use the 'Report' link on Judge Madore was not present due to health problems, but his two children, Elizabeth Madore and Robert Madore, Esquire, a member of the County Bar were present as well as Judge Madores wife, Nellie Amos Madore. Essays and Speeches of Jerimiah S. Black, by Chauncey F. Black, Di Appleton and Company, New York 1885. D. Watson Rowe obituary, Harrisburg Telegraph, July 15, 1913. He was educated in Public Schools of Huntingdon and those of Blairsville, New Jersey. A large number of judges appeared, including the Honorable D. Brooks Smith, United States District Court for the Western District Court of Pennsylvania.

racist or sexually-oriented language. Home Courts CommonPleasJudges HistoryofJudges Judges. After the political defeat of the Federalist in Pennsylvania, Cooper was awarded the judgeship of the Fourth Judicial District in 1804.

We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content. Both Judge James and Wright filed on both the Republican and Democratic ballots. III, by Frank M. Eastman, American Historical Society, Inc., New York, 1922. He was buried in Christ Church Cemetery, where Benjamin Franklin was laid to rest. However, his strict discipline in court soon brought him into disfavor. Attorney Richard E. Lins, the County Solicitor, presented the portrait on behalf of the County Commissioners. As noted, his service as President Judge of the Twentieth Judicial District began in 1903. They vehemently denied that Attorney James did not support the 18th Amendment. These were Bedford Countys last two Associate Judges not learned in the law. On May 23, 1904, having completed the required course of study he was examined in the fullest manner by a committee in admission to the Bedford County Bar. The Primary was held in May of 1985 and Attorney Stroup won the Republican nomination by less than 200 votes. In December, 1860 President Buchanan named Judge Black to be Secretary of State, in which post Black served until March 5, 1961. The General Election campaign, while brief, lasting less than two months was vigorously contested. In November of 1860, President Buchanan asked Black to prepare a legal opinion as to the rights of the States to secede from the Union and the powers of the President in such a case. Judge Black had a personal relationship with Secretary of War Edwin Stanton.

He was well read in science, literature, and law, a good advocate and very successful with juries. Judge Hall noted that Judge Kimmel was one of the few lawyers who had a successful law practice after having served as a judge. Judge Kimmel served one, ten-year term from 1851 to 1861. In January of 2013, President Judge Pellegrini of the Commonwealth Court had the parties appear in Pittsburgh to resolve the matter. Negotiations continued but as no supplements were paid, seven of the county probation officers resigned and sought employment elsewhere. Charles Huston studied law with Thomas Duncan and was admitted to the Bar of Cumberland County in August 1795. This had the effect of reducing the salary of the Chief Probation Officer, his assistant, and the nine probation officers by 25 percent each. In the election on November 6, 1987, Logue received 6,842 votes and Ling received 6,761. There was an error processing your request. In 1819, he was elected Professor of Chemistry at Jeffersons College, Charlottesville, Virginia. Bedford Inquirer, September 6, 1974.

The Judge was survived by his wife, Letitia, and their daughter, Elizabeth. He escaped from the prison at Charlotte, North Carolina in February of 1865, only to be captured two weeks later.

While visiting in Natchez, Mississippi, Judge Walker died in 1826. He died at Chambersburg on February 5, 1837. Judge Madore was a member of the Methodist Church and on the churchs official board for 40 years.

He served until 1818, when he was appointed judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Sources: 1.) 2.) The practice had developed going back a number of years that the Commissioners advanced these funds and would be repaid at years end from the Supervisory fund, derived from costs paid by criminal defendants. (a private academy). Judge Madore became active in Republican politics and served as Secretary of the County Committee during the Presidential campaign of William McKinley in 1896. Sources: 1.) Bedford and Somerset Counties Vol.II, by William H. Welfley, The Lewis Publishing Company, New York, Chicago 1906. Harry James was born on September 7, 1881, in the Borough of Bedford where he lived his entire life.

The bill passed in both the State Senate and the State House, and was signed by Governor Gifford Pinchot on May 22, 1931. Ling won the election by 5,066 votes. As noted, Judge Madore was appointed President Judge of the 57th Judicial District (Bedford) in June of 1931. Ballotpedia features 361,355 encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers. It is acknowledged by many historians that Judge Blacks influence prevented Buchanan from yielding to these requests. In 1922, he received a degree from Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania, having been elected to the Phi Beta Kappa. Judge Howsare was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1976, and was admitted to the Bar that same year. By 1791, Smith had successfully concluded the actions. Thomson taught for three years at the Academy and then moved to Bedford. Sources: 1.) Judge Baer entered into partnership with Attorney Kimmel until the election of Attorney Kimmel to the Presidency of the Sixteenth Judicial District. The Bedford Gazette of February 15, 1938 carried the following headline in bold typeface, Prominent Bedford Attorney and Popular Teacher at local schools marry. The article advised readers the couple were married at the Presbyterian Manse (parsonage) by Rev. After passing the Pennsylvania Bar examination in 1934, he was admitted to several courts of the County of Bedford.

Bedford Gazette, October 16, 1931. . At four years of age, his family moved to Bedford County. While in the State Legislature Tod favored building a new capital and State library. In his response, Judge Black recited the following points as supported by the Constitution itself: As can be seen, Judge Blacks commitment to the Union was very strong, in this respect his views and President Lincolns views were the same. II, The Lewis Publishing Company, New York: Chicago 1906. He taught and coached at Hollidaysburg High School in 1926-1927 before taking a post graduate course in business at New York University. A fifth child Nannie had predeceased her father. Cooper left the College in 1833 and was appointed by the Governor of South Carolina to compile and edit the statute laws of South Carolina. As a Democrat, Judge Black was committed before the Civil War to the proposition that slaves were a form of property. Most of the men of Company B were the sons of his friends and neighbors in Somerset County. Judge Woods was born on January 5, 1854 in New Berlin, Union County, the son of Attorney David Walker Woods and Margaret Jane (Milliken) Woods. After leaving the Bench, Judge Hall did not return to the practice of law, but turned to writing, and produced several books and a number of articles of historical interest. Logue won the election with an 81 vote margin. Be Nice. Alexander Thomson was born at Scotland, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, one of five children. Smith participated in drafting of the 1776 Constitution and signed it although he objected to it strongly on several grounds. As a Judge, he acted to instruct young attorneys in how to proceed in a case and he was always a master of the law. The Judge had been elected as a Member of the Whig Party. Further, James supporters argued that Attorney James had financed his own primary campaign without the help of a committee. Judge Hall was appointed Judge Advocate with the rank of Major by President Lincoln in January, 1865, and served one year. It has also been noted Judges Black, Kimmel, and Baer were born within three miles of each other and were not burdened with a college diploma. The origin of the suit was the Commissioners desire to gain control of the Supervisory Fund and DUI (Driving under the Influence) fund administered by the Court. During the Revolutionary War, James Black served with the First Battalion of the Bedford Militia. The state Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved a bill establishing a second judgeship in Huntingdon County, The first significant step for the proposed legislation. Bedford Inquirer, May 19, 1995, November 16, 1987. Judge Walker stood 64 and was commissioned President Judge of the Fourth Judicial District in 1806, and moved to Bellefonte. Sources: 1.) Returning to England he tried to establish a business by becoming a bleacher and calico printer, but was unsuccessful. Attorney Forwod and Judge Black formed a close bond and Attorney Forwod was revered by Judge Black. Ms. Colwell was a teacher at Bedford High School and resigned shortly before the marriage. District Attorney Ling also prosecuted the only Bedford County case tried in another county. Be Proactive. The judiciary committees June 7 hearing is just one step in the legislative process.

Courts and Lawyers of Pennsylvania, 1623-1923, by Frank M. Eastmen, The American Historical Society, Inc. New York, 1922. Sources: 1.) He subsequently married Fannie Carpenter James. The second trial resulted in a verdict of guilty of first degree murder and again Judge Woods imposed death by hanging. No State can lawfully withdraw nor be expelled from it. In 1985, District Attorney Daniel Howsare hired Ling as Assistant District Attorney. Success! These opponents of the 1776 Constitution became known as the Republicans and the supporters of the 1776 Constitution Constitutionalists. Eventually the Republicans became known as Federalist and the Constitutionalists Anti-Federalists. Upon his arrest, Judge Smith surrendered the records and seals he had in his possession, and was released. On Judge Snyders retirement in January of 1975, Judge VanHorn was appointed by Governor Milton Shapp in April of 1975. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1873. The Judge was active as a Minute Man in the Liberty Loan drive during the First World War, and served as Treasurer of the Bedford County Chapter of the American Red Cross beginning in 1917, and member of the Bedford Lodge 436 Knights of Pytheos and of the Royal Arcanum. Smiths replacement was Robert Galbreath, a friend and supporter of the Constitutionalist party which was in favor of the 1776 Constitution. Jeremiah Sullivan Black was born on January 10, 1810 in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Judge Halls article from Reminiscences and Sketches, Slave Catching in Bedford County, is a thoughtful statement of the political scene in the 1840s.