Retired Sulphur City Court Judge Ellis Woody Thompson, 81, died Friday, November 14, 2003. After attending the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, he earned his Juris Doctor degree from Tulane Law School. After starting a law practice in Sulphur, he became the Ward 4 judge for 30 years from 1954 until 1984. After his retirement from the Ward 4 Court, he served as district judge pro tempore for the 14th JDC and Family Courts and the 15th JDC. He was a World War II Air Force veteran.