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Joe Diaz sworn in as new Juvenile Court judge
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Juvenile Court Judge Joe Diaz is sworn in Thursday morning by Superior Court Judge Bonnie Oliver at the Hall County Courthouse in Gainesville. Diaz is the first person of Latino descent to serve as a judge in the Northeastern Judicial Circuit. - photo by Erin O. Smith
In a packed courtroom, Joe Diaz took the oath and pledged to work the long hours needed as a Juvenile Court judge. “I hope to make you proud, and I hope to make the judges thankful that they appointed me to this position,” Diaz said. Superior Court Judge Bonnie Oliver administered the oath Thursday morning to Diaz, who is the first judge of Latino descent in the Northeastern Judicial Circuit.