Justices of the peace Laurie Trotter and Mike Johnson are sworn in as Paul Gilbert and Richard Glasson look on from the jury box.
It was standing room only in District Judge Tom Gregory’s courtroom on Friday for an investiture for newly elected justices of the peace Mike Johnson and Laurie Trotter.
Trotter had officially been sworn in for the first time on Jan. 6 before she took the East Fork Justice Court bench for the first time, District Judge Tod Young told the nearly 100 people who crowded into the courtroom to witness the event.
The election of Trotter and Tahoe Township Justice of the Peace Johnson is the first time two new justices had been elected in Douglas County since 1982 when Don Garrison and Steve McMorris took office, according to Douglas County records.
Former Tahoe Township Justice of the Peace Richard Glasson said his investiture consisted of being sworn in over the phone by Clerk-Treasurer Barbara Griffin while he was backstage at a concert.
In addition to Glasson, judicial guests included former East Fork Justice of the Peace Paul Gilbert, former District Judge and Justice of the Peace Tom Perkins, Appeals Court Justice and former District Judge Michael Gibbons and Supreme Court Justice Linda Bell.
Elected officials in the audience included Douglas County Commission Chairwoman Sharla Hales, Commissioner Mark Gardner and Sheriff Dan Coverley.
Gregory offered Trotter two pieces of advice he said a federal judge shared with him at his investiture, always be humble and never let go of your compassion.
The event in the Judicial & Law Enforcement Center wrapped up with a chocolate cake brought out by Gregory.
