Quite an emotional experience to see someone sworn in as Judge who you briefly worked with & have known for her entire Humboldt career

Not too often you get to see someone sworn in as Judge that you actually worked with; this was at Child Welfare Services when I first met Judge Kelly Neel.

 I have known her through her career in Humboldt as Deputy County Counsel,  Deputy District Attorney and Assistant District Attorney and most recently as Deputy Public Defender.  Having practiced all areas of law as an attorney, Judge Neel is an unique addition to tje current bench.

Courtroom 1 was packed with attorneys, HCSO, investigators, court staff, DA Maggie Fleming and Rob Christensen from Senator Mike McGuire's office and often the crowd broke out in applause during the ceremony.