Retired Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice P. Harris Hines was remembered Monday by his many friends for his half-century career in the law, but even more for his humanity.

“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved former Chief Justice, P. Harris Hines,” the high court said in a statement Monday morning. “Justice Hines was killed Sunday afternoon, Nov. 4, 2018, in a car crash on I-85 North near downtown Atlanta. His wife, Helen Hines, was with her husband in the car and survived the crash.”