Courtroom portrait hung as Bickel retires
Saturday, December 31, 2016
Friday afternoon, in a packed courtroom -- the same one he has presided over for 16 years -- Judge James R. Bickel was honored by family, friends and colleagues as he retires from serving as presiding judge of the 28th judicial circuit (Barton, Cedar, Dade and Vernon counties) and begins service as a senior judge.