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7 Va. B. News 1 (1959)

handle is hein.barjournals/valaw0007 and id is 1 raw text is: LI Vol. VII -No. 1 3NAR,1959 Richmond, Virginia M 1INOFFICE Memersof the Staff ofth VJ'irgini Attorney General* Complexities of government which have steadily increased with the demands of modern society have necessarily caused a step up in the work and authority of the states' chief law officers. The great bulk of material which today constitutes the opinions of the attorneys general and the collection of proceedings covering the significant activities of the National Association of Attorneys General reveal the prominent role which '.his officer and his staff play in state government. It is interesting to note, however, that the office of Attorney General was not al- ways so highly regarded. In 1696 Edward Randolph, Surveyor General of his Majes- ty's Customes in the Continent of America, EDWIN B. MEADE is said to have informed certain consultants C. PAXSON Chairman that William Randolph the present Attor- Chairman Legal Iiisttute ney General in Virginia is wholly unac- Conf. of Bar Preidente quainted with the Laws and practice of the TO MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIAL courts of England; that George Platter the JUDICIAL COUNCIL MEETING CONFERENCE present Attorney General in Mariland is a Chief Justice Eggleston Lauds CO FRN Efavourer of illegal trade, that David LloydPeecsr Mr. Chief Justice Eggleston met with the present Attorney General in Pennsyl- Predecesor the Executive Committee of the Judicial vania has declared that he served for the Presiding for the first time as Chairman Conference on December 4, 1958. The corn- Province only and thereupon refused to put of the Judicial Council of Virginia, Chief mittee decided that the Conference will several forfeited Bonds in suit, that An- Justice John W. Eggleston opened the meet- meet on May 15, 1959, at the Hotel Cham- thony Checkby the present Attorney General ing of the Council held in the Supreme berlin, Old Point Comfort, Fort Monroe, of Massachusetts Bay is not only ignorant Court of Appeals Building on December 3 Virginia. The day of meeting has been (Continued on Page 6 with a tribute to the work of the late Chief more or less dictated by the necessity of Justice Edward W. Hudgins. taking a date on which the hotel could fur- Chief Justice Eggleston said, At the nish adequate accommodations. Iopening of this session we note with pro Present plans call for the Conference to Conference of Bar Presidents found sorrow the passing on July 29th last begin at 10 A.M. on Friday, May 15th and Hotel Jefferson of Honorable Edward W. Hudgins, Chief adjourn after the banquet that evening. Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of The hotel will be able to take reservations Richmond Virginia and Chairman of the Judicial for the nights of May 14th and 15th. Friday, January 30, 1959 Council since October 4, 1947. Upon assuming the chairmanship, Chief Very sincerely yours, BENJustice Hudgins reorganized the council and Legal made it a vital force in the work of the Legal Institute judicial system of the state. Under his lead- Hotel John Marshall ership the recommendations of the council VIE A Richmond were embodied in rules of the Supreme Court of Appeals completely revising and DUES Tuesday and Wednesday modernizing the rules of practice and pro- PAYABLE February 3 and 4, 1959 cedure in both the trial and appellate courts. These rules which became effective on Feb- JANUARY I See Page 3 ruary 1, 1950, have greatly facilitated the (Continued on Page 7)

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