"The Supreme Court has the respect and confidence of the Filipino
people. The courts of First Instance, mostly presided over by
Filipinos ever since 1914, have maintained a standard which,
in general, compares favorably with the state courts of the
Union. From August 31, 1912, to September 1, 1913, during the
last two years of Governor Forbes' administration, only 25.1 per
cent of the decisions appealed from these courts were reversed by
the Supreme Court. From March 3, 1919, to March 4, 1921, another
period of two years with Filipinos in control, the percentage
of reversals decreased to 20.8 per cent. The number of cases
disposed of by the Courts of First Instance for the eight years
(1906 to 1913, inclusive) was as many as 82,528. The total number
of cases disposed of for the same length of time, with Filipinos
in greater control (1914 to 1921, inclusive), was 117,357 or an
increase of 34,829, or 42 per cent.