"It gives me comfort to know that someone as wonderful and deserving
as Commissioner Pennie McLaughlin is interested in filling my seat. Pennie’s amazing
accomplishments and her loyal service to our court and justice system for the past 18
years is well-known to all of us. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that I am
endorsing my dear friend and colleague, Commissioner Pennie McLaughlin, as the successor
to my judicial seat."