By DENISE GEBERS

Staff Writer

Monday was the last day of scheduled court dates for Paulding County Common Pleas Court Judge J. David Webb. After four terms, a total of 24 years, he is stepping down from the bench and into retirement.

His last official day in office will be Dec. 31. Tiffany Beckman will be replacing him in the courtroom as of Jan. 1, 2011. She was sworn in Dec. 28 by Judge Webb.

Webb’s career as a jurist began as a seed planted in the mind of a child. His maternal grandfather was an attorney in Newton, Ill. where Webb spent part of his summers as a boy.