The Honorable Clarence Shattuck swears in David Wilson Norton (left) as General Sessions Court judge. The ceremony took place March 6 at the Hamilton County Court House. Norton grew up in Red Bank, attended law school at Memphis State University, and began his general law practice in Chattanooga in 1977. Hamilton County hired him as an assistant county attorney in 1984. Norton was appointed to the bench as City Judge of Soddy Daisy in 1985, was elected in 1990, and re-elected in 1998 and 2006. (He will be stepping down as he takes on the responsibilities of the new judgeship.) On the state level, the last four governors have appointed him to the Utility Management Review Board. Norton and his wife, Cathy, reside in Middle Valley, where they share five children. They are members of Dallas Bay Baptist Church. Norton replaces the Honorable Robert Moon, Jr., who passed away unexpectedly in January 2012. (Photo by David Laprad)