In re Eaves’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 1 state decisions

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1. ““Commissioners of the circuit court are officers appointed by the court, and authorized by law to exercise important judicial and ministerial functions in aid of the circuit and district courts in the administration of justice. They are appointed by the circuit court, but their powers are expressly conferred upon litem by law, and they are not strictly officers of such courts, and subject to their supervisory control. Spear, Fed. Jud. 377, and cases cited. In litis district rules of court have been formulated and adopted for the guidance and assistance of commissioners in Uto performance of their difficult and important duties, but do not interfere with the exercise of their judicial discretion in hearing cases before them. No special mode of procedure for removal has been prescribed by statute, and the precedents of the common law may properly be followed.. Any mode of procedure would accomplish the ends of justice, if the respondent lias reasonable notice of the charges against him, and is afforded full opportunity for explanation and defense. While the appointing court has the power to remove commissioners at pleasure, such discretion should be a sound and legal one, and such power should never be capriciously or arbitrarily exercised. Commissioners can materially assist the court in the administration of public justice, and by long experience they become more familiar with the forms of legal procedure, and more discreet and efficient in the performance of their important ”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Commissioners of Circuit Court