WORDS FROM THE WISE
The Editorial Board asked Senior
Judges about their experiences tran-
sitioning to senior status. At the time of
publication, we only had one response
from a judge who has taken senior,
and anonymous, status. The answers
are below:
Is there something you
look back on that you feel
really made a difference
in the lives of others, and
if so explain.
I am not so vain as to believe I have
changed anyone's life.
When did you know it was
time to leave the bench If you had it to do all over
on a full-time basis or what again, would you still
prompted you to leave? become a judge?
The motivating reason for my decision
to retire was my age and felt if I had
been five years younger, I would not
have retired.
What do you miss most
about not being a full-time
judge or judge, either part
of the job or perk?
I miss not being in the "mix", i.e., the
collegiality, the confidence others have
placed in me to make important deci-
sions.
Since leaving the bench
full time, do you have a
new hobby and if so what
is it?
Becoming a judge has been the pin-
nacle of my professional life. I have
achieved other professional achieve-
ments, e.g., argued in 40 Superior
courts, all three Georgia U.S.D.Cs, 5th
CCA, U.S. Supreme Court, but noth-
ing has been as personally satisfying
as seeking to make a correct decision
which in some manner will impact
others’ lives.
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If you had it to do all over
again, what would you
have done differently?
I don’t know—circumstances affect
which path to take. I would certainly
want to be a judge if the opportunity
arose again.
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I do not have any hobbies. I consider
being called upon to sit as a Senior
Judge as being my "hobby".
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