Dear editor:

On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I extend congratulations and thanks to Judge William Ralph Hill on his retirement from active service as Superior Court judge in the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit.

Judge Hill has served the people of Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade and Walker counties exceptionally well during his years as a Superior Court judge. The wellbeing of Georgia’s justice system depends upon the service of public-minded lawyers like Judge Hill. His distinguished performance as a public servant inspires the members of the legal profession.

Judge Hill’s colleagues of the State Bar wish him well in his new status as a senior judge. We are grateful for his distinguished service to the public and to the principle that fair and impartial courts are essential to the rule of law.

Jeffrey O. Bramlett, president, State Bar of Georgi