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Posted by: Brittany Sims on Mar 24, 2015

Supreme Court Associate Justice Holly M. Kirby received a standing ovation last week after a speech to the Kiwanis Club in Columbia. Kirby grew up in Memphis but her family moved to Columbia for her last two years of high school. “Those growing-up years in Columbia have informed my work as a judge,” she said. “From living in Memphis, I already knew how families in urban areas live. Moving to Columbia gave me a broader view, so that I could understand the day-to-day lives of folks in smaller towns and in rural areas.” The Columbia Daily Herald has more.