Law runs in the family for newest juvenile court judge in Hall - Gainesville Times

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Law runs in the family for newest juvenile court judge in Hall

Assistant Public Defender Matt Leipold was named as the fourth judge on the Juvenile Court bench for Hall and Dawson counties. - photo by Scott Rogers

03252022 JUDGE 2.jpg — Assistant Public Defender Matt Leipold was named as the fourth judge on the Juvenile Court bench for Hall and Dawson counties. - photo by Scott Rogers

Matt Leipold comes from a family of lawyers, but the former salesman who reads William Faulkner in his downtime has had a less than conventional path to his new juvenile court judgeship position.