JUDGE CARROLL T. BONDSource: American Bar Association Journal, Vol. 6, No. 4 (SEPTEMBER, 1920), pp. 56, 44Published by: American Bar AssociationStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25700682 .

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from Racine College in 1871 and from the Law School of the University of Wisconsin in 1875. He practiced law at Racine, Wisconsin, until 1883, when he was elected Circuit Judge of the First Judicial Circuit. He occupied that position until May 4th, 1891, when he was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin. He became Chief Justice of that court, December 30th, 1907, because of seniority of service and continued as Chief Justice until his death.

Justice Winslow was especially interested in the work of bar associations and for many years attended the meetings of the Wisconsin State Bar Association and most of the meetings of the Amer ican Bar Association. He was President of the

Wisconsin State Bar Association in 1918. He ad dressed the Judicial Section of the American Bar Association in 1914 and the Section of Legal Edu cation in 1919. He was President of the American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology in 1911 12. He had been for several years lecturer on Le

gal Ethics at the University of Wisconsin Law School. He published a three volume work of Forms of Pleading and Practice under the Code and was the author of a history of 4the Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Justice Winslow's long judicial career had

brought him to the foremost place among Amen-, can jurists. His opinions were based not only upon a clear knowledge of the common and stat ute law but upon a strong common sense and a

deep instinct for justice. He was much interested in the simplification of procedure and did much to

improve the practice in Wisconsin both through his decisions and by his advocacy of this reform. He had a fine literary style which enlivened his

opinions and which made him in great demand as a public speaker. During the war he gave freely of his time and strength both as a speaker and an

executive to the furtherance of America's cause. In recognition of his services in this work he was

made by the King of the Belgians a Commander of the Order of the Crown.

Justice Winslow was in a very true sense a

leader of the bar of the state. His great interest not only in legal affairs but in all the lawyers of the state endeared him to the bench and bar. A con crete illustration of the esteem and affection in

which he was held was the recent presentation to him of a purse of over $15,000. as the voluntary gift of the lawyers of Wisconsin.

JUDGE CARROLL T. BOND As Chairman of the Committee on Publications

His Work for the Association Has Been

Extremely Valuable JUDGE Carroll T. Bond was born in Baltimore

City, Maryland, on June 13, 1873. His father, the late James Bond, was for many years Clerk

of the Superior Court of Baltimore City and later President of the American Bonding Company. Judge Bond's early education was obtained in the

public and private schools of Baltimore but he pre

pared for college at Phillip's Exeter Academy, Exe

ter, New Hampshire. He entered Harvard in the fall

of 1890 and graduated in the class of 1894, with a

degree of A. B. The fall after his graduation he

entered the law office of Colonel Charles Marshall, who at that time was senior member of Marshall,

Marbury & Bowdoin. Colonel Marshall was one

of the leaders of the Baltimore Bar and one of the ablest trial lawyers of his time. He is also dis tinguished as having been the Chief of Staff of Gen eral Robert E. Lee. While in the office of Colonel

Marshall, Judge Bond took the law course at the

University of Maryland, graduating with the class of 1896 and was admitted to the Baltimore Bar on

June 1, 1896. He continued his association with the office of Marshall, Marbury & Bowdoin, and

subsequently became a member of the firm of Mar

bury & Gosnell. While a member of the Bar, Judge Bond de

voted his time to ,the trial of cases as well as office work, and was regarded not only as a very sound, well informed lawyer, but also as -a good trial law

yer. The Maryland Reports show not only that he

argued more than the ordinary number of cases in the appellate court, but also that his briefs dis

played soundness, thoroughness and thoughtful ness.

On April 13, 1911, he was appointed by the late Governor Crothers a member of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, filling the vacancy caused by the

resignation of the Hon. Henry Stockbridge, who was

appointed one of the associate judges of the Court of Appeals of Maryland. In the following Novem ber Judge Bond was elected for the position which he is filling by appointment by a substantial ma

jority for the term of fifteen years. It might be well said that Judge Bond was

more interested, even while a practicing lawyer in the law as a science, and this characteristic has done much to give him the position on the Bench which he now holds in the regard entertained for him by the members of the Bar, for he never de cides a case on what are sometimes called general principles but which too often are simply an inac curate idea of fundamental principles. In other

words, he is always careful to examine the books and satisfy himself first as to what principles of law are applicable to cases like the one under con sideration and then, having established accurately what those principles are, to apply them to the case. It is not to be understood that he is a "case

lawyer" or that he overlooks for one instant what

justice requires in the particular case, but he con

scientiously avoids parting from well settled prin ciples in order to work out the result which he thinks is desirable.

During the last few years he has been much interested in the proposition to consolidate the local courts of Baltimore City into one Court for the purpose of conserving time to those interested in litigation, expediting the work of the courts and

reducing the costs of the administration of justice by eliminating the clerks' offices for each court and he has carefully studied the judicial systems of other large cities.

Judge Bond has rendered great service to his

community and his ability, fairness and fearless ness have won for him a high place in the esteem of the members of the Bar and of the people gen

erally.

Judge Bond has for some years been an active and useful member of the Association. For five

years he has been Chairman of the Committee on

Publications. In this capacity he has rendered most efficient and valuable service in editing the

material for the Journal of the Association and, to some extent, the annual reports, always with much tact and marked discrimination.

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JUDGE CARROLL T. BOND

Chairman Committee on Publications

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