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Retired judge Charles Nelson will be serving as a full-time visiting judge to absorb the docket of judge Nancy Wheeler on the 22nd circuit court of Washtenaw County, while she is away from the bench for medical reasons. Nelson’s service will start on Oct. 7, 2013 and last one to three months, according to an email sent to court personnel and others by court administrator Dan Dwyer.

Dwyer’s email states that “There are no planned changes to Judge Wheeler’s overall docket schedule while she is away and we anticipate minimal disruptions to these cases.”

A similar arrangement – with Nelson filling in for Wheeler – was announced about 20 months ago on Jan. 20, 2012.

The 22nd circuit court of Washtenaw County has announced that retired judge Charles Nelson will be serving as a full-time visiting judge to absorb the docket of judge Nancy Wheeler, who has gone on extended medical leave. Her term as judge does not expire until January 2015. The news was posted on the court’s website and distributed via email by the Washtenaw County Bar Association on the morning of Friday, Jan. 20.

Other judges will manage Wheeler’s docket for the week of Jan. 23, 2012. However, beginning Jan. 30, Nelson will assume Wheeler’s docket on a full-time visiting judge basis. It appears that there will be no interruption to service by the court. Nelson retired in 2006 from the Jackson … [Full Story]