Longtime Cobb County State Court Judge Toby Prodgers has told friends and colleagues he plans to retire when his current term expires at the end of next year. By then, the U.S. Army Vietnam veteran will have served on the court for 25 years, including a term as chief judge, following 20 years in private practice.

“My current term expires at the end of 2020, so that is when I will be retiring,” Prodgers said in an email Wednesday. “I will have been on the bench for 25 years (a quarter of a century!), and I will be looking forward to a new chapter of my life. I have been so fortunate to have been a part of the Cobb County legal community—which is the best ever.”