San Diego County’s longest serving judge, David Gill, has died at the age of 90.

Gill was appointed in 1974 and spent 50 years on the bench until his retirement last December on his 90th birthday.

According to a statement from San Diego Superior Court, Gill “presided over thousands of criminal cases, including some of the most notable, complex and challenging in the court’s history.”

Gill’s final years on the bench involved a host of cases related to proposals for the conditional releases of sexually violent predators.

The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that according to Gill’s wife, he “had been in failing health” and died Tuesday at his home in downtown San Diego.

“Today, we remember and honor Judge Gill’s legal and judicial career, his remarkable character, generosity and unwaver

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