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case. I think I know how he's going to decide it so I think y'all better settle it." Of course, I can't tell them that but he can. He would say, "I got them working. I got them working one on one." If it wasn't for you and Judge Gex and this guy here I wouldn't be serving as senior status. I'd be on the tractor or something if they'd let me drive it there. For 17 years now I have been in senior status, but it's because of you and Judge Gex and Judge Guirola. Now I couldn't find a better group of guys to deal with than the three of y'all. I want you to know that.
I see J.T. Noblin here from Jackson.
He's our clerk and he feeds us whatever we need. And these girls here will call him and say we need so and so and he will have it down in the next mail or bring it himself.
But he takes care of all of us judges; the ones in the northern, the ones in the southern district, and the ones down here. Well we couldn't find a better clerk than this man right here.
I've been fortunate over the years to
JAMIE L. WETZEL, CSR - CIRCUIT COURT REPORTER