This left the balance of Judge Burnett's term of service to be filled,
and I was urged by the Governor of the State to accept his appointment
to it, as it was for less than three months, and immediately preceded
my own term. At first I refused, as I desired to revisit the East; but
being assured by the judges that taking the place need not prevent
my intended visit, I accepted the appointment, and on the 13th of
October, 1857, took my seat on the bench.
[1] See Letter of Judge Mott detailing the particulars of the
affair; Exhibit H, in Appendix.
[2] See Exhibit I, in Appendix.
[3] The exact vote was as follows:
For myself 55,216
For Nathaniel Bennett 18,944
For J.P. Ralston 19,068
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Total vote 93,228
Majority over Bennett 36,272
Majority over Balston 36,148
Majority over both 17,204
REMOVAL FROM MARYSVILLE--LIFE ON THE SUPREME BENCH.--END OF JUDGE
TURNER.
The day following my acceptance of the Governor's appointment to
the Supreme Court of the State, I returned to Marysville to close my
business before taking up my residence in Sacramento, where the court
held its sessions. I had gone to Sacramento to argue some cases before
the court when the appointment was tendered to me; and, of course,
did not expect to remain there very long.
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