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GOODING, Idaho (AP) -- Fifth District Judge Barry Wood is retiring from his full-time duties on Thursday, but will continue working part-time as a senior judge as needed.
Wood started as a Lincoln County magistrate judge in 1987. In 1995 he became a district judge covering Gooding, Jerome and Lincoln counties.
He tells The Times-News that unprecedented population growth in the state combined with drug problems have led to heavy workloads for judges and courtroom staffs.
Wood has been a proponent of rehabilitation and drug, mental health and other specialty courts.
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Information from: The Times-News, http://www.magicvalley.com
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Fifth District Judge retiring from full-time work
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