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4th Graders
Sibley East
Times Volume 1, Issue 1

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

The interview with Judge Thomas McCarthy

Judge McCarthy & 1
Ellie Hi my name is Ellie and I inter-
viewed the county Judge, Tho-
mas McCarthy. I found out
Jaden, McKenna, 2 that he attended college at
Jaci & Norma
Notre Dame. McCarthy was a
lawyer In Winthrop, Minnesota
Mrs. Ut, Conner, Ms. 3 for 15 years. McCarthy be-
Lampert, Lina, & came a Judge because it was a
Alex nice way to serve people and
be able to support his family as
Mrs. Ranweiler, 4 McCarthy has 3 children, a wife
well. The best thing about
Kristian, Mrs.
Knacke, Jaden, being a Judge he said is when
Alexander, Tyler & he enters the room everybody
Lina
stands. There is one thing he
Opinion page, Mark 5 doesn't like about being a
& Jesus
Judge, and that is when he
hears about cases with children
involved. He said that is the
Julie Kahle, Yas- 6 hardest for him. The most
meen, Faith, Mayor
memorable experience Judge
Doug Quast
McCarthy has had is a six week
jury trial. The case was with
Ford Motor company and
there were lots of attorneys
from all different states. Other hurt kids again!
things Judge McCarthy does
other than work is that he
belongs to the “Masons”. He is
currently the “Grand Master”
of the Masons. In the summer By: Ellie
time he likes to go to his cabin
to relax. Judge Thomas
McCarthy has been a judge
for22 years and three days.
named Patty, and 5
grandsons. McCarthy
is a traveling judge
within the first Judicial
District. The first
Judicial District has 7
counties in it and he
can travel to any one
of those counties and
be the judge. If Judge
McCarthy had one
wish it would be that
nobody would ever

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