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24 Miss. Law. 1 (1977-1978)

handle is hein.barjournals/misly0024 and id is 1 raw text is: Annual Report of the President [Editors' Note: For the benefit of those unable to attend, the Annual Report of the President presented by Erskine W. Wells on June 3, 1977, at the State Bar Convention is set forth below.] I debated with myself as to how I could best spend the time available to me at this luncheon; and I finally decided to mention several areas in which noteworthy work has been done during the past year, and then to share with you some concerns which I have as I come to the end of my term as your President. First, then, let me invite your atten- President Smith Speaks To Bar [Editors' Note: For the benefit of those unable to attend, the remarks of Elzy 1. Smith upon his installation as President of the Mississippi State Bar Association on June 4, 1977, are set forth below.] Fellow members of the bar, distin- guished guests, ladies and gentlemen: I said to you a year ago, and say again, thank you for the highest honor I ever received. I told you then I realized the honor did not come without many tasks, jobs, and re- sponsibilities. I now confess that a year ago I did not fully realize how many tasks and jobs, or how much responsibility, goes with the office. The tasks and jobs of the office are just that, and like any other tasks and jobs can be accomplished simply - but only by giving the time and effort required and perserverance. As your vice-president I have attempted, to the best of my ability, to perform the tasks assigned to me by president Wells. As your president I will, as best I can, perform the tasks of this office. The responsibilities entail more than time, effort, and perserverance. They include being your representa- tive to the state and federal judi- ciary, at the multi-state conferences where mutual problems of the pro- fession are considered, and to the public. The responsibilities include serving you, our profession, and our system of justice. (Continued on Page 5) tion to some new areas where I feel there has been good productive work done during the past year. I found, shortly after taking office as your President, that the President was sup- posed to attend various meetings, and tht he was expected to par- ticipate in various programs and make talks on various occasions, but that the various obligations of your officers had never been reduced to writing, so that we could get a good handle on them and make our plans accordingly. Likewise, there was nothing in writing setting forth guidelines respecting the activities of the Young Lawyers Section, as related to the Mississippi State Bar, and as to how the YLS activities are to be financed. I could see a real need for an operating manual, in which the duties and obligations of the officers and commissioners would be set forth in writing so that there could be better (Continued on Page 9) THE MISLSIS 2Il/17 VOL. XXIV NUMBER 1 JULY-AUGUST, 1977 Judge Francis S. Bowling Appointed To Supreme Court Circuit Jucge Francis S. Bowling of Jackson was recently appointed to the Mississippi Supreme Court by Governor Cliff Finch. Bowling was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Chief Justice Robert G. Gillespie who retired from the Court effective August 1,1977. Bowling, 60, had served as a Circuit JUDGE FRANCIS S. BOWLING To Supreme Court Judge of the Seventh Circuit Court District (Hinds and Yazoo Counties) since July 1, 1973, when he was appoin- ed by then Governor Bill Waller to fill the unexpired term of retiring Circuit Judge M. M. McGowan. A native of Newton County, Bowling received his B.A. and L.L.B. degrees in 1940 from the University of Mississippi. While a law stud(ent, Bowling served as an associate editor of the Mississippi Law Journal. Moving to Jackson in 1940, Bowling worked for approximately 2 years as an insurance claims adjuster. From 1942 until 1944 Bowling served in the United States Army in the Judge Advocate General's Corps. In 1944 Bowling returned to Jackson and began his law practice which was courtroom oriented. Because of his trial experience Bowling was elected in 1960 as the first president of the Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association (MTLA) In accepting the appointment to the $34,000 per year job Bowling announc- ed his intention to run in 1978 for elec- tion to a full eight-year term.