AMarch 27 1942
Judge Jenkines in Primary Race Again 27 Mar 1942, Fri The Times (Munster, Indiana) Newspapers.com
Judge Jenkines in Primary Race Again
INDIANAPOLIS. March 27. Two Lake county men filed their notices of intention to run in the Democratic primary in Secretary of State James Tucker's office today. They are: Bertram C. Jenkines, Gary Democrat, incumbent judge of Gary superior court room three, for renomination, and Adolph J. Schabowski, Gary, for representative from Lake county.
April 03 1942
For Judge Superior Court 03 Apr 1942, Fri The Times (Munster, Indiana) Newspapers.com
FOR JUDGE SUPERIOR COURT
To The Editor, The Hammond Times: I hereby announce my candidacy for re-nomination on the Democratic ticket as Judge of Lake Superior Court No. 3, sitting in Gary, subject to Primaries Mar 8, 1942
BERTRAM C. JENKINES
April 06 1942
Judge Jenkines Candidate For Renomination 06 Apr 1942, Mon The Times (Munster, Indiana) Newspapers.com
JUDGE JENKINES CANDIDATE FOR RENOMINATION
Superior Court Judge Announces His Candidacy In May Primary
A trial lawyer of more than 30 years' experience, Bertram C. Jenkines, Democrat, today announced his candidacy for renomination as judge of room 3, Gary superior court, in the May 5 primary.
A member of the Lake county bar since 1928, when he came here from Logansport, Jenkines has occupied the bench in room 3 since Jan. 2, 1935, having been elected to the post in November of the preceding year, and re-elected in November, 1938.
A native of West Virginia who received most of his formal education and law preparation in California, the jurist launched his legal practice in Logansport (Cass county) in 1899. Subsequently he became a member of the Logansport law firm of McConnell, Jenkines, Jenkines and Stuart, with which he remained until re-establishing himself in Lake county in 1928.
Admitted in 1907
He was admitted to practice before the Indiana supreme and appellate courts in 1907.
High spot of Jenkines' career as a trial lawyer came shortly after he had joined the Lake county bar, when he was chosen special counsel in appealing to the supreme court the conviction of a defendant in the case involving destruction of the State theater in Hammond as a result of a violent explosion. In the appeal he won reversal of the judgment and acquittal of the defendant.
Friends Laud Him
Friends of the jurist who indorse his candidacy for a third term hold that he possesses “those qualities of mind and heart which fit him admirably to determine the rights of litigants solely upon their merits.”
“During his seven years on the superior court bench,” they say, “Judge Jenkines has tried many important cases, his court being one of the busiest in Lake county. Many important trusts, in which thousands of people had an important stake, have been adjudicated before him, among them the liquidation of several leading financial institutions of a former day such as the First National bank, the National Bank of America, the Gary Labor bank and the Federal Building and Loan association.
“No one can gainsay that all the litigants appearing before him, irrespective of race or creed, have received justice at his hands. His popularity is borne out by the willingness with which litigants of all classes cause their cases to be submitted for judicial determination in his court.”
Held In Respect
The candidate's relations with his colleagues of bench and bar, and with labor and industry, have been such, his supporters hold, “as to promote mutual respect and confidence.”
“The people of the county, regardless of politics, see in him a man to whom they can look to up hold the majesty of the law and to administer justice in strictest conformity to the law and the rules of evidence,” they say.
“In room 3 of Lake superior court, there are no favorites, each litigant and each lawyer standing upon precisely the same ground, with justice administered to all.”
A lifelong Democrat, Jenkines has been active in the affairs of his party throughout his 14 years residence in the county, and before that, in Cass county.
A resident of Hotel Gary, he has two grandchildren, Mary Claudine and Robert Jenkines Brown, of Hammond, in whom be takes a lively interest.
Before ascending the bench in 1935, Jenkines operated two law offices simultaneously, one in Hammond and the other at 738 Broad way here. Adv.
May 06 1942
Egan Defeats Jenkines 06 May 1942, Wed The Times (Munster, Indiana) Newspapers.com
Egan Defeats Jenkines
Judge Jenkines was defeated by Fred A. Egan of Gary, former county prosecutor and ex-state senator, 9,633 to 6,119, with six precincts out.
July 09 1942
Court 09 Jul 1942, Thu The Times (Munster, Indiana) Newspapers.com
Judge B. C. Jenkines in Gary said that he would hold special court sessions throughout the summer for the convenience lawyers and litigants. He will hold his first session July 23 in Gary superior court.
September 29 1942
Judge Jenkines to Play for Checker Championship 29 Sep 1942, Tue The Times (Munster, Indiana) Newspapers.com
Judge Jenkines to Play for Checker Championship
LOGANSPORT, Ind.—(U.P.) Judge B. C. Jenkines of, Gary will meet Glen Donley of Logansport today in the finals of the state chess tournament.
Jenkines triumphed yesterday over John Van Benton, Indianapolis chess star, winning one game and drawing the other. Donley defeated John Geyer, Logansport two and one.
October 28 1942
State Chess Winner 28 Oct 1942, Wed The Indianapolis News (Indianapolis, Indiana) Newspapers.com
STATE CHESS WINNER
LOGANSPORT, Ind., Oct. 28 (Spl.) B. C. Jenkines, of Gary, superior court judge, defeated Glen Donley, Logansport in the state championship chess match in the Y. M. C. A. here this week.
Jenkines went to the finals through victories over A. D. Gruenbaum, Indianapolis; Paul Meyer, Logansport, and John Van Benton, Indianapolis.
