Chad Dotson and Joey Carrico
Brian March 16th, 2007
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending the swearing-in ceremony for both Chad Dotson and Joey Carrico. This was the first Investiture that I had ever attended.
Former Attorney General Jerry Kilgore, Senator William Wampler, and several other local elected officials were in attendance.
Judge Henry Vanover from Dickenson County, most of the 30th Judicial Circuit’s bench, and a few other local Judges were there.
Wise County’s current Commonwealth’s Attorney, Ron Elkins, was the Master of Ceremonies. Roy Jessee introduced Chad and Jerry Kilgore introduced Judge Carrico.
Justice Cynthia D. Kinser administered the oath to both.
Several local attorneys were present.
It was a very emotional ceremony for the Judges and their families.
One of the best parts, I thought, was getting to hear all the great stories. Attorneys who have been practicing a while always have great stories.
How is that we were both there but neither of us with a camera to record history for the blogosphere?
I was curious about that myself. One thing is for certain, however, is that numerous photos of the event do exist.
The only place one could see that many cameras flashing in one place again is over in Bristol next weekend when Dale Jr. hits the track.