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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 24, 2022

Friends and colleagues gathered at a retirement reception for Circuit Court Judge Donald E. Parish last week. Matt Maddox, president of the Carroll County Bar Association, served as the master of ceremonies and introduced Parish’s former law partner Michael King, Court of Criminal Appeals Judge John Everett Williams and Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger A. Page, the McKenzie Banner reports. Local attorney Steve West unveiled a portrait of Parish that will be displayed in the Carroll County Courthouse. Parish, who announced his retirement last year, served on the bench for 16 years, worked in private practice for 25 years and has been active in the Carroll County Bar Association. The 24th Judicial District Circuit Court serves Henry, Carroll, Benton, Decatur and Hardin counties.