WATCH: Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit honors deceased members of Columbus Bar Association

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COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit opens its fall term this morning in the Columbus Government Center.

Traditionally, this term starts with a docket call to remember the members of the Columbus Bar Association who have died in the last year. In the last 12 months, a number of prominent local attorneys and judges passed away.

The list includes former Chief Superior Court Judge John Allen, and former law partners John Partin and Milton Hirsch.

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