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Welcome to the Bench – July 2021

Congratulations to the following 66 judges who are either new to the bench or have recently been elected, appointed or hired for a new position.

Tjuana Byrd, 6th Judicial District, Division 8, Little Rock, AR
Andy Gill, 6th Judicial District, Division 9, Little Rock, AR
Kathie Hess, First Judicial Circuit Court, Forest City, AR   
Shanice Johnson, 6th Judicial District, Division 10, Little Rock, AR
Amy Dunn Johnson, 6th Judicial District, Division 15, Little Rock, AR 
Shawn J. Johnson, 6th Judicial District, Division 14, Little Rock, AR 
Casey Tucker, 6th Judicial District, Division 2, Little Rock, AR 
Amanda W. DeWick, 17th Judicial District, Broomfield County Court, Denver, CO
Robert H. Robinson, Superior Court Judge, Wilmington, DE
Jenny Nguyen, Associate Judge, Municipal Court, Morrow, GA
Ethan P. Pham, Chief Judge, Municipal Court, Lawrenceville, GA
Robert B. Conley, Supreme Court Justice, 7th Appellate Court, Catlettsburg, KY
Jerry D. Crosby II, Circuit Court, 12th District Court, Crestwood, KY
Lori N. Goodwin, Circuit Court, 30th District Court, Louisville, KY
Howard Keith Hall, Circuit Court, 35th Judicial Circuit, Pikeville, KY
Jeniffer Barker Neice, Family Court, 37th Judicial Circuit, Sandy Hook, KY
John D. Simcoe, Circuit Court, 9th District Court, Hardin County, KY
Lisa Hayden Whisman, Circuit Court, 39th Judicial Circuit, Stanton, KY
Teresa Whitaker, Circuit Court, 28th Judicial Circuit, Somerset, KY
Shaunn A. Caillier-Harden, Opelousas City Court, Opelousas, LA
Nandi F. Campbell, Orleans Criminal District Court, New Orleans, LA
Royale L. Colbert, 15th Judicial District Court, Lafayette, LA
Ranord J. Darensburg, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court, New Orleans, LA
Christopher Dassau, 19th Judicial District Court, Baton Rouge, LA
Marcus O. DeLarge, Orleans Criminal District Court, New Orleans, LA
Vercell F. Fiffie, 40th Judicial District Court, Edgard, LA
Tiffany Foxworth-Roberts, 19th Judicial District Court, Baton Rouge, LA
Valerie Gotch Garrett, 15th Judicial District Court, Lafayette, LA
Rhonda Goode-Douglas, Orleans Criminal District Court, New Orleans, LA
Kendrick J. Guidry, 14th Judicial District Court, Lake Charles, LA
Cynthia C. Guillory, 14th Judicial District Family & Juvenile Court, Lake Charles, LA
Roger P. Hamilton, 16th Judicial District Court, New Iberia, LA
Angel S. Harris, Orleans Criminal District Court, New Orleans, LA
Kimya M. Holmes, Orleans Criminal District Court, New Orleans, LA
Ronald R. Johnson, 19th Judicial District Court, Baton Rouge, LA
William M. Jorden, 19th Judicial District Court, Baton Rouge, LA
Lori W. Jupiter, Orleans Parish Civil District Court, New Orleans, LA
Derrick D. Kee, 14th Judicial District Court, Lake Charles, LA
Charlene Larche-Mason, Municipal and Traffic Court, New Orleans, LA
Nghana Lewis, 40th Judicial District Court, Edgard, LA
Juana Marine-Lombard, Orleans Criminal District Court, New Orleans, LA
Johnell M. Matthews, East Baton Rouge City Court, Baton Rouge, LA
Jennifer M. Medley, Orleans Parish Civil District Court, New Orleans, LA
Eboni Rose, 19th Judicial District Court, Baton Rouge, LA
Clinton W. Smith, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court, New Orleans, LA
Ledricka Johnson Thierry, 27th Judicial District Court, Opelousas, LA
David M. Williams, 9th Judicial District Court, Alexandria, LA
Maureen Mulligan, Associate Justice, Superior Court, Boston, MA
Chandra Baker, 3rd Judicial Circuit Court, Wayne County, MI
Anna Andow, 4th Judicial District, Hennepin, MN
Theresa Couri, 4th Judicial District, Hennepin, MN
Johnathan Judd, 7th Judicial District Court, Fergus Falls, MN
Wendy S. Tien, Chief Judge, Minnesota Tax Court, MN
Thomas C. Clark II, Court of Appeals, Eastern District, MO
Clinton Eslick, National Appeals Division, United States Department of Agriculture, Kansas City, MO
Christopher K. Limbaugh, 19th Judicial Circuit Court, MO
Heather Miller, 26th Judicial Circuit Court, MO
Michael C. Byrne, Office of Administrative Hearings, Raleigh, NC
Karlene S. Turrentine, Office of Administrative Hearings, Raleigh, NC
John A. Curran, 9th Circuit Court, Manchester, NH
Kriston N. Hill, Fourth Judicial District Court, Department 1, Elko, NV
Catherine A. Begaye, Second Judicial District Court, Albuquerque, NM
Rita Cornish, Second District Court, Ogden, UT
Cristina Ortega, Second District Court, Ogden, UT
Denise Porter, Fourth District Court, Provo, UT
Ronald G. Russell, Second District Court, Ogden, UT

Know of a new judge (of any kind) we’ve missed? Let us know with an email to njc-communications@judges.org. Please include an email address for the person so we can verify.

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