New Hall state court judgeship filled

GAINESVILLE - Hall County Chief Magistrate Gene Roberts has been named to fill a new Hall County State Court judgeship. Roberts, who was appointed to the post by Governor Perdue, is to be sworn in Tuesday.<br> <br> He says he expects to go to work the next day.<br> <br> &#34;He (State Court Judge Charles Wynne) said &#39;good&#39;, we&#39;ll have some stuff for you to do next week,&#34; Roberts said. &#34;So, I&#39;ll probably be taking the bench over there Wednesday morning.&#34;<br> <br> Judge Roberts says he looks foward to working with juries again - something he says he&#39;s missed since becoming a Magistrate.<br> <br> &#34;It gives me the opportunity to be back in front of a jury in a different capcacity, so, I look forward to doing that again.&#34;<br> <br> No word on when a successor to Roberts will be named. He has served as a Magistrate Court judge since 1996 and was elected chief magistrate almost two years ago.