Judged and Found Worthy

NZ Truth, Issue 1228, 13 June 1929, Page 6

Judged and Found Worthy

IT is. with no: little sense of pride that New- Zealahders can look to : the Judicial Bench of the Dominion and speak the names of the men who mete out the justice of the country:

men who have been well and truly "tried," and who have brought the bench to a high pinnacle of respect. It is -a matter for icongratuiatidri that , Mr.' Justice Alexan- .• der Lawrence Herdman, senior judge ; of 'the- Supreme' Court of New Zealand, has been' elevated to knighthood. Since his appointment to the high court m 1918, Sir Alexander Herdman has been a noteworthy force on the bench, and his wide and sympathetic knowledge of the world of crime and law has placed him on an eminent pedestal. It was as a clerk m a bank that Sir Alexander f i r s t

commenced a career that has proved to be one of distinction. While still a clerk he branched into law, and thus laid the true foundations of his career. . iimmimiiiiiiir.iiiiiiiiiimiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiumiiiimiiiiiiMimiiiic.'iiiniiiiiiii

A successful political career was followed by his appointment to the bench, since when Sir Alexander has had a great deal to do with the wise and humane administration of justice.

A likeable personality, Sir Alexander is a man who possesses the distinction of being approachable under aI I circumstances, and every litigant and criminal is certain of an unbiassed hearing from his Honor.Auckland has been the location of Sir' Alexander's activities for many years, w.here he is resident judge, but he has also toured all over' the Dominion m the course of his duties. Recently he returned from a long holiday m England, the reward ,of ten years' faithful and continuous service as a judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, and he re-entered his

active sphere with a renewed vigor. Upon the death of Sir Charles Skerrett> the late Chief Justice, Sir Alexander acted m the major capacity until the appointment of Mr. A. Myers, K.C. itiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiißiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiitiiiiimiiiiuiniitiiiitimiiiiiiiiimr