Colleagues, friends celebrate Judge Herrick at Thursday retirement party

LAKEPORT, Calif. –Dozens of friends, family and colleagues came to honor a Lake County Superior Court judge on his retirement during a Thursday afternoon celebration.

Judge David Herrick is retiring after 18 years on the Lake County Superior Court bench.

The Thursday party to honor Herrick was held in his Department 1 courtroom.

Herrick, 64, was elected in 1994 to succeed Judge John Golden. He took the bench in January 1995.

Michael Lunas, elected in November, is succeeding Herrick to the Department 1 bench.

Lunas will be sworn in during a special ceremony on Monday, Jan. 7, at 4 p.m., also in the Department 1 courtroom.

Herrick told Lake County News that he plans to continue working part-time during his retirement, although he’s looking forward to more time to play golf and travel with wife of 32 years, Cheryl.

Lake County News will publish an in-depth interview with Herrick about his time on the bench in the coming week.

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