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desegregation cases that Judge Russell somehow got all of them.
I remember a story back during that time period in which God came down to earth, and he was walking down the street and he ran into a man seated by the side of the road with his head down and he said, "What's wrong, my son?" He said, "Well I'm blind." God said, "No problem." Made him see. He ran into the next man and he said, "What's wrong, my son?" He said, "I can't hear. I'm deaf." And he said, "No problem." He made him hear. And then he ran into Judge Russell sitting there by the side of the road crying. He said, "What's wrong, my son?" He said, "I've got all these school cases and I can't please anybody no matter what I do." God sat down and cried with him.
But it's not just the professional association, it's the fact that I've developed over the years a close personal relationship with Judge Russell that gives me such great honor in being here today. Judge Russell and I have become traveling companions over the last 10 years or so, and
JAMIE L. WETZEL, CSR - CIRCUIT COURT REPORTER