Retired 9th JDC Judge William P. “Budgy” Polk, 77, died Friday, November 21, 2003 in Lecompte. He earned his undergraduate degree from Washington and Lee University in 1950 and his juris doctor degree from LSU Law School in 1956. He was in the private practice of law for 25 years before taking the bench in 1982. He served as judge of the 9th JDC until his retirement in 1996. He served in the United States Navy during both World War II and the Korean War. From 1964 until 1968 he served in the Louisiana House of Representatives. He recently received the Causidicus Award from his peers for outstanding service in the legal community.