Local

attorney Tarey Schell has been appointed

associate Juvenile Court judge for the Griffin

Judicial Circuit.

Schell's

four-year appointment begins Aug. 3. His is a

part-time position, supplementing the work of

Judge Ronald Cook.

The

Peachtree City resident, a partner in private

practice with Glen Burn since 1993, has done a

lot of juvenile court work and thus brings

experience and interest to the job. He has served

as a pro-tempore judge in the past, when Cook was

unavailable.

Schell

will work throughout the circuit, which includes

Fayette, Pike, Spalding and Upson counties.

"As

Judge Cook is the presiding judge, wherever he

sends me is where I'll go," he said.

While

he is not certain how much more of his schedule

will be taken up with his new duties, "Since

I'm an associate now, I'm sure [Cook] will use me

on a more regular basis [than as pro-tem

judge]," he said. "It's something I

think, through trial and error, we'll work

out."

Schell

and his family moved to Peachtree City in 1980,

near the end of his military career. After a

final assignment at Fort McPherson, he retired

after 23 years from the U.S. Army with the rank

of lieutenant colonel in 1984 and began law

school at Georgia State University.

practicing attorney since 1990, he has four grown

children and seven grandchildren with his wife

Priscilla, a registered diabetes educator at

Northside Hospital in Atlanta.

There's

no way to know right now if his new job will ever

be a full-time position, but Schell is ready to

take it on with the fervor and attention it

requires.

"It'll

be a challenge," he said. "That's for

sure."

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