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 The Supreme Court of Vermont.

years returned to his profession. He was a sound lawyer, a fair minded and skillful practitioner; he had many enjoyable social qualities, was amiable and facetious, always in good spirits, courteous and kind to every one. Once, when calling upon a lady ac quaintance with his bag of law papers in his hand, he was playfully reminded by her that Judas carried a bag. "Yes," said he, "and

he kept better com pany than I do, too." He succeeded Ste phen Royce in the judgeship, and was succeeded by him.

candidate of that party for governor at a time when it was composed of but a tithe of the voters. I think Judge Hutchinson reported a larger proportion of cases that were assigned him than any other judge of his day. Bates Turner was the oldest person, at the time of his first election, ever chosen judge of the Supreme Court. He entered the Revolutionary ar my at the age of sixteen, and was ex posed to great hard ships and dangers in defense of the coun try. After the war closed, he entered upon the study of law under Judges Reeve and Gould; was admitted to the Bar in Connecticut, but soon after re moved to Vermont. He settled in Fair field in 1796, suppos ing that place would be made the shire town of Franklin Co. He soon after re CORNKLIUS moved to St. Albans, and for a few years was in partnership with Asa Aldis, but re turned to Fairfield and organized a law school, preparing many young men for admission to the Bar. During his professional life, he instructed nearly one hundred and seventyfive law students. With the design of estab lishing a more permanent school, he re moved to Middlebury in 1812, but not receiving adequate encouragement, he re turned to Fairfield, but soon after removed to St. Albans. In 1827 he was elected judge of the Supreme Court, and after a service of two

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Ephraim Pad dock came early from Massachusetts to St. Johnsbury. He was a man of excel lent character, a care ful and studious law yer, and of great discrimination. In 1828 he was elected judge, but preferring profession al to judicial work, retired after three years' service. He continued in the pro VAN NKSS fession, vigorously at work after passing the " three score year and ten mark." So well was he esteemed among his brethren, that they placed his portrait in the court room of Caledonia County. John C. Thompson, a native of Rhode Island, obtained his legal education in Hart ford, Ct., where he was admitted to the bar about 1813. He came at once to Windsor, Vt., remaining there until 181 8, when he re moved to Hartland, and after a residence of four years in that place, removed to Burling ton and remained there until his death.