Judge Willis will retire in Jan. 2011
Judge Willis will retire in Jan. 2011by F.T. Norton ftnorton@nevadaappeal.com After 26 years on the bench, the longest tenure of any justice of the peace in Carson City, Judge Robey Willis will hang up his robe."I've been there longer than anyone's ever been there," Willis said Friday. "For Barb, having me home in the dark days of winter won't be so bad."Appointed to the position in 1988, Willis, 67, said in a letter of resignation dated Oct. 19 and addressed to the mayor and city supervisors that he would be leaving office Jan. 4, 2011, with one year left on his term. He also requested that a special election be held to find a new justice of the peace for the capital city. That request will be addressed at Thursday's Board of Supervisors meeting. "I have greatly enjoyed serving Carson City and its citizens," he said. "So much so ... I cannot envision any other career I would have rather pursued."Willis has lived in Carson City for 40 years. At the time of his appointment to the justice court, he'd bee