Four men look over building plans. They include California Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Waste, 2nd from left, and Associate Justice Emmet Seawell, far right.
Seven California Supreme Court Justices seated in a row behind a long judges bench. From left: John E. Richards, William H. Waste, William P. Lawlor, Louis W. Myers (Chief Justice), Thomas J. Lennon, Emmet Seawell, and John W. Shenk. In front of them is a desk filled with books and documents. This photograph was taken on the day that John W. Shenk was sworn into office. Reported, with a different photo, in "Looking through the lens at bits of life," Los Angeles Times, 14, Apr. 1924: 11, and in "MYERS TO OPEN TRIBUNAL HERE: New Chief Justice to Start Session Monday Shenk, New Associate, Also to be on Bench Supreme Court Will Hear Local Cases," Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 1924: A6.
Three judges assembled at the judge's bench in the courtroom of Alred E. Paonessa (L to R): Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court William H. Waste, Municipal Court Alfred E. Paonessa and California Supreme Court Associate Justice Emmet Seawell.