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Retirement was a long time coming for Newton County judge
Alcovy judges
From left are Alcovy Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judges Jeff Foster and Layla Zon, Chief Judge John Ott, former Judge Eugene Benton, and Judges Ken Wynne and Cheveda McCamy after Ott, Wynne and Foster were sworn in for new terms in December 2020. - photo by Tom Spigolon
Superior Court Judge John Ott says he would have retired in 2020 after three decades on the bench but a few unexpected things got in the way and convinced him to stay.