|
On October 1, 2013, Judge George C. Eskin retired from the Superior Court of Santa Barbara County after ten years on the bench.
Before he joined the court, Eskin practiced law with his wife, Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, a member of the California State Senate. He also previously served as the chief assistant city attorney for Los Angeles from 1976 to 1981 and as an assistant district attorney for Santa Barbara County from 1975 to 1976. Eskin was appointed to the court on August 26, 2013 by former Governor Gray Davis.[1][2]
As for his time spent on the bench, Eskin reflected: “I am proud to say, and don’t hesitate to say, I learned something new every day — about people, about the law, about the human condition, about different areas of occupation.” With regards to the criminal justice system, Eskin said he believes there should be a greater focus on treatment for drug offenses, stating: “I think there are far too many people sentenced to state prisons as a result of addictions that should be treated as soon as possible instead of prison as a first option."[2]
Outside of his judicial activities, Eskin has served as an announcer for the UC Santa Barbara women’s basketball games, DJ'd local radio shows, and acted as a mentor and judge for the California Mock Trial competitions. He hopes to continue pursuing these interests in his retirement and also spend more time with his family.[2]
|
|
The following judges retired from office in October 2013.
| Name
|
Court
|
Dates of service
|
| Barbara M. Quinn
|
Middlesex District Superior Court, Connecticut
|
1996-2013
|
| Burt Carnes
|
Texas District 368
|
1989-2013
|
| Daniel Maus
|
Colorado 19th Judicial District
|
2002-2013
|
| David W. Young (Maryland)
|
Maryland Eighth Circuit
|
1996-2013
|
| Flemming Norcott
|
Connecticut Supreme Court
|
1992-2013
|
| George C. Eskin
|
Superior Court of Santa Barbara County, California
|
2003-2013
|
| Gerald N. Svetanoff
|
Lake County Superior Court, Indiana
|
1981-2014
|
| Helen Hoens
|
New Jersey Supreme Court
|
2006-2013
|
| James D. Babbitt
|
Barron County Circuit Court, Wisconsin
|
2008-2013
|
| Janice Davidson
|
Colorado Court of Appeals
|
2006-2013
|
| Jeanne Stempien
|
3rd Circuit Court, Michigan
|
1993-2013
|
| John D. Allen
|
Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit, Georgia
|
1993-2013
|
| John H. Cline
|
Pointe Coupee Parish Justice Court, Louisiana
|
|
| Katherine D. Savage
|
Maryland Sixth Circuit
|
2002-2013
|
| L. Steve Jones
|
New Mexico Magistrate Court
|
1993-2013
|
| Larry Elder
|
Virginia Court of Appeals
|
1991-2013
|
| Lonny Suko
|
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
|
7/16/2003-11/1/2013
|
| Louis P. Etcheverry
|
Superior Court of Kern County, California
|
2005-2013
|
| Michael D. Clary
|
Illinois Fifth Judicial Circuit Court
|
1998-2013
|
| Michael Thornsbury
|
Thirtieth Judicial Circuit, West Virginia
|
1997-2013
|
| Nancy Amato Konrad
|
Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court, Louisiana
|
|
| Oscar C. Frietze
|
New Mexico Magistrate Court
|
1990-10/2013
|
| Patrick Cavanaugh
|
Maryland Third Circuit
|
2002-2013
|
| Peggy Stevens McGraw
|
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Court
|
2001-2013
|
| Peter Irvine
|
Minnesota Seventh Judicial District
|
2000-2013
|
| Rebecca Wiseman
|
California Fifth District Court of Appeal
|
1995-2013
|
| Richard E. Mills
|
Superior Court of San Diego County, California
|
|
| Robert D. Nichols
|
Madison County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio
|
1975-2013
|
| Robert W. Lewis
|
Illinois Second Judicial Circuit Court
|
2001-2013
|
| Sandra Edwards-Stephens
|
Florida 5th Circuit Court
|
5/2000 - 10/2013
|
| Steve D. Pfeffer
|
New Mexico First Judicial District Court
|
1996-2013
|
| Terry McCall
|
Texas Eleventh District Court of Appeals
|
1998-2015
|
| Thomas Wiseman
|
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
|
8/11/1978 - 11/3/1995
|
| Wallace Jefferson
|
Texas Supreme Court
|
2001-2013
|
| William B. Reingold
|
North Carolina 21st Judicial District
|
1986-2013
|
|
