Retired or not, the proper formal salutation should read: Honorable Walter K Smith Dear Sir:
His honor or Your honor is the proper salutation for a retired judge. The use of the word judge in title and introductions is not used after retirement.
You can greet a judge by calling him or her a judge. You can also call them Mr. or Mrs.
As a retired judge, he has no 'power' and retainership should not be a problem.
If the judge has not yet retired, then the rulings of the judge are valid. The judge is still the judge, even though soon to be retired.
You capitalize Judge Smith. You do not need to capitalize retired as it is not part of his title.
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Yes. He is a retired Virginia Supreme Court magistrate. From what I understand he served as a judge from 2000 to 2006.
Yes. He is a retired Virginia Supreme Court magistrate. From what I understand he served as a judge from 2000 to 2006.
Mr. Justice Wargrave is a retired judge.
The Honorable [first name] [lastname] or Judge [first name] [lastname]
No. A retired judge has no legal power to issue a felony warrant unless she/he has been recalled to active statuus. Generally, retired judges are limited to civil mediation and case evaluation services.
The word judge is a common noun. Judge is a proper noun only when it is part of a proper name or title, such as Judge Greg Mathis, actor Judge Reinhold, or the comic book character Judge Dredd.