Madison County has a new judge.
Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday she has appointed Huntsville attorney Ronald Wayne Smith as a District Judge of the 23rd Judicial Circuit.
“The responsibility that comes with this appointment is not to be taken lightly. I trust that you will rise to the occasion and set a standard for others to follow,” Ivey said in her appointment letter to Smith.
According to his bio on the Huntsville Bar Association website, Smith’s areas of practice as a lawyer were in constitutional, criminal and family law.
Smith’s appointment to the bench took effect immediately.
Source : WAAY31
