“Through my life and professional experiences I have cultivated an extraordinary ability to make just and fair decisions, irrespective of the political climate. I treat everyone with the respect I want to receive from others,” Hood said. “As the new judge will likely be assigned to the family division of the court, this is the perfect opportunity for me to use what I have learned over the course of many years to help change the quality-of-life trajectory for justice involved youth, neglected, and abused children, and parents who come before the court.”