U.S. District Judge Earl Leroy "Lee" Yeakel III of the Western District of Texas-Austin Division has given notice of his intent to retire after nearly 20 years of service. Yeakel, 78, informed ...

He’s also San Diego’s longest-serving judge ever. This year, Gill is hanging up his robe for good. His last day at work was earlier this month, but his official retirement is Dec. 13 ...

KENT COUNTY, Mich. — After 34 years on the bench, one of West Michigan's most highly regarded judges is hanging up her robe and passing down her gavel. Judge Sara Smolenski was first elected in ...

After more than five decades in law, and nearly 20 years as a District Court judge, Deschamps is hanging up his robe. “It is inherited into my being, to provide service to other people ...

Longtime Chief Juvenile Court Judge Thomas J. Matthews is hanging up his robe for good after 48 years of service. While he says the Macon Judicial Circuit stands out among the rest, he's excited ...

VALPARAISO — Porter Circuit Court Judge Mary Harper said she once read it takes 12 years for a new judge to learn the job. "But they also say at 24 years you're burned out," she said with a laugh.

WEXFORD COUNTY — A longtime judge is hanging up her robe after 30 years working in a Northern Michigan court system. 84th District Court Judge Audrey Van Alst is retiring at the end of the year ...

FAYETTEVILLE — Long-serving Circuit Court Judge Stacey Zimmerman, who presided over Juvenile Court in Washington and Madison counties, said she’s... Ron Wood has been a professional journalist ...

From behind the large desk inside her office, her black judge's robe hanging behind her, she recalled how her great-great grandfather was brought to the area as a slave in 1847. “Slavery ended ...