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State District Judge Dan Moore (center) retires after 20 years as the 173rd Judicial District judge. Judge Moore was appointed to the 173rd Judicial District Court by Gov. Rick Perry in June 2005. Before being appointed, Moore was a private practice attorney and served as a municipal judge for the City of Gun Barrel City and city attorney for the City of Athens. Congratulating Judge Moore during his Sept. 18 retirement party is Associate Judge of the Northeast Texas Child Protection Court #3 Keith Downs (from left), State Representative Keith Bell, Henderson County 392nd District Judge Scott McKee, Henderson County Court at Law 2 Judge Nancy Perryman, Henderson County Judge Wade McKinney and Henderson County Court at Law Judge Scott Williams.