What judges have to say about the Judicial College...

"I liked watching the barriers slowly break down to where we became much more honest with others and with ourselves. We started listening to others and suppressed, to a degree, our own egos. It was a process of awakening to the fact that we are not different from other judges, other lawyers, and other people."
-- Hon. Merton B. Tice, Jr.
Seventh Judicial Circuit Court
Rapid City, South Dakota

"Without hesitation I can tell you that the seminar at Thunderhead was truly one of the most meaningful events I have ever been a part of. Not only will I remember it forever, I am confident that I will benefit from what I learned for the rest of my life."
-- Hon. Charles E. Atwell
Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri

"I am still amazed at how 30 strangers were thrown together and how quickly people were willing to share their innermost thoughts and strive to help others achieve an understanding of themselves. It tells me there is a real need for such a forum. Thank you again for the opportunity."
-- Hon. Gerald C. Neufeld
Presiding Circuit Judge
State of Oregon, Josephine County Circuit Court, Grants Pass, Oregon

"It was a great experience."
-- Donald E. O'Brien
Senior United States District Court Judge
Sioux City, Iowa

"Thunderhead Ranch and the people I encountered there . . . reaffirmed my commitment to be a judge. I have decided it is what I do and it is what I want to do . . . ."
-- Hon. Michael E. Rickert
Superior Court of the State of Washington
Mount Vernon, Washington

"My memories of . . . Thunderhead Ranch are fond and enduring. The friendships I made will be for a lifetime. We share in the knowledge that we walked and talked together in an extraordinary experience that strengthened our hearts and souls."
-- Hon. W. Stephen Nixon
Circuit Court of the State of Missouri
Independence, Missouri

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