Willis was soon in conflict with the legal profession and various leading citizens in Melbourne, and a series of petitions were produced calling for him to be recalled to Sydney; Gipps recalled him on 17 June 1843. Willis was succeeded by Justice William Jeffcott, who was an effective and well-regarded judge. However, in December 1844, after Willis appealed the order removing him from office to the Privy Council, Jeffcott resigned, out of conscientious concern that were Willis' appeal upheld his own appointment would be invalid.
Willis was soon in conflict with the legal profession and various leading citizens in Melbourne, and a series of petitions were produced calling for him to be recalled to Sydney; Gipps recalled him on 17 June 1843.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Willis
Willis
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
Degree=Pos
soon
soon
ADV
RB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
root
Number=Sing
conflict
conflict
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
legal
legal
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
profession
profession
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
various
various
ADJ
JJ
amod
VerbForm=Ger
lead
leading
VERB
VBG
conj
Number=Plur
citizen
citizens
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Melbourne
Melbourne
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
series
series
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
petition
petitions
NOUN
NNS
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
produce
produced
VERB
VBN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
call
calling
VERB
VBG
mark
for
for
SCONJ
IN
nsubj:pass
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
recall
recalled
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Sydney
Sydney
PROPN
NNP
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
nsubj
Number=Sing
Gipps
Gipps
PROPN
NNP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
recall
recalled
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
17
17
NUM
CD
nmod:tmod
Number=Sing
June
June
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1843
1843
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Willis was succeeded by Justice William Jeffcott, who was an effective and well-regarded judge.
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Willis
Willis
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
succeed
succeeded
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl:agent
Number=Sing
Justice
Justice
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
William
William
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Jeffcott
Jeffcott
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
effective
effective
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
Degree=Pos
well
well
ADV
RB
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
regard
regarded
VERB
VBN
acl:relcl
Number=Sing
judge
judge
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
However, in December 1844, after Willis appealed the order removing him from office to the Privy Council, Jeffcott resigned, out of conscientious concern that were Willis' appeal upheld his own appointment would be invalid.
advmod
however
However
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
December
December
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1844
1844
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
after
after
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Willis
Willis
PROPN
NNP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
appeal
appealed
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
order
order
NOUN
NN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
remove
removing
VERB
VBG
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
case
from
from
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
office
office
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Privy
Privy
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Council
Council
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Jeffcott
Jeffcott
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
resign
resigned
VERB
VBD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
out
out
ADP
IN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
conscientious
conscientious
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
concern
concern
NOUN
NN
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Willis
Willis
PROPN
NNP
case
's
'
PART
POS
nsubj
Number=Sing
appeal
appeal
NOUN
NN
acl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
upheld
upheld
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
appointment
appointment
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
ccomp
Degree=Pos
invalid
invalid
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.