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9 Advocate 1 (1966-1967)

handle is hein.barjournals/adisb0009 and id is 1 raw text is: Vol. 9, No. 1 THE ADVOCATE January, 1966 NEW RULE ADOPTED BY ox Pracsidcn iS FIFTH DISTRICT COURT By Edward L. Benoit As reported to you in the last issue of tile Advocate, it was unanimously decided by the commissioners and local Bar pres- idents at our December ,4, 1965, meeting that we should publish an Idaho Lawyer's Handbook. It was first contemplated that a multilith procedure would be adequate with a large amount of the necessary typing to be done in the secretary's of- fice. When cost estimates were completed it was determined that to publish a book under that plan would cost approximately $6500.00 plus the time of stenographers in the secretary's office. Upon making further inquiries, we found we could have the book printed commercially for $7000.00. The supe. 'or appearance of a printed book and the saving in stenographers' time made the decision obvious and the book is being printed. I have personally talked with the printers and I know we will have an attractive book and I know we are getting it done at an excellent price. Severeal sections have been sent to the printers. We expect to have the book distributed approximately March 15, 1966. A copy of the book will be mailed with invoice enclosed to all li- censed attorneys in Idaho. This mailing cost is included in the $7000.00 printing cost. The cost of publishing the book will be paid from Continuing Legal Education funds on hand. This, of course, will prac- tically wipe out the fund. It is, there- fore, necessary to charge $15.00 for each book. Elemental arithmetic shows that we must receive payment for a minimum of 167 books to break even. Money re- ceived for the excess over 467 books will be placed in the C.L.E. Fund. In addition, we will have on hand several hundred extra copies of the book to sell in the future and the proceeds from such future sales will also be placed in the C.L.E. Fund. I think you will agree that we should, if possible, build our C.L.E. pro- (Continued on page six) In the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District. Re: Withdrawal of Counsel To: All Counsel Practicing within Fifth Judicial District. Please take notice that from and after this date, counsel once having appeared in an action will not be allowed to with- draw arbitrarily and of their own will without court permission and order. Until there is a court order permitting withdrawal of counsel, if he be alive and still practicing law, he will still be con- sidered attorney of record and valid serv- ice of motions, etc., may be made upon him. Permission to withdraw will be freely given unless such withdrawal will result in injustice to opposing parties. Reason for the withdrawal request should be con- tained in the motion or accompanying affidavit. Dated this 19th day of January, 1966. Arthur P. Oliver, District Judge. Gus C. Anderson, District Judge. North Idaho Attorneys Honor Judge Spear Northern Idaho attorneys gathered at what has been reported to be the largest gathering of attorneys in the northern part of the state to honor Judge Spear and his successor to the District Court bench, the Hon. Watt Prather. Judge Spear succeeds Justice Knudson on the bench of the Supreme Court of Idaho. Notice A new roster of attorneys with the address of each attorney is being pre- pared for the soon to be published Desk Book. Any attorney who has changed his mailing address or wishes to correct an erroneous address in the last roster should send the change of address to the Idaho State Bar, P.O. Box 835, Boise, Idaho 83701. We also need to have the proper zip code numbers listed as part of addresses from now on. Continuing Judicial Concern With Prejudicial News The Supreme Court has given clear in- dication that it will continue to hear criminal appeals based on allegations of prejudicial reporting by newspapers and television, President Edward W. Kuhn said in October, 1965, at the annual con- ference of United P-'ess International Editors and Publishers in Washington, D.C. He cited five such cases decided by the court since 1959. In each instance crimi- nal convictions were reversed on the ground that publicity before or during trial has influenced juries. Need Cooperation The decisions, Mr. Kuhn said, empha- size the need for joint cooperation of the Bar and news media in finding ways to protect the constitutional guarantees of both fair trial and free press. They also show, he said, that prejudicial publicity is real in the eyes of the Court . , * notwithstanding the absence of any 'sci- entific' evidence that news coverage does in fact influence jurors. In addition, Mr. Kuhn said, the de- cisions show that the right of free press is specifically a right to publish, and that the court will not sanction any solution involving direct restraint of publication. Thus, he said, the decisions make it clear that the Bar and the news media are both responsible for resolving the problem and that stricter self-discipline within each of our professions can sub- stantially reduce the peril to fair trial. Liaison Committees Mr. Kuhn said he would like to see bar-press liaison committees established in every state and in many cities. I am not suggesting, he said, that such committees should have any author- ity of a restrictive or punitive nature. Their purpose would be to achieve accord through discussion and mutual enlighten- ment. Such committees would provide an established point of contact for both pro- fessions as situations calling for discus- sion arose. Much can be accomplished (Continued on page five)

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