Duval County Judge James Ruth held an appreciation luncheon last week to thank and honor all of the other Duval County judges for picking up his case load while he was deployed in Iraq with the Florida Army National Guard last year. At the luncheon, Florida Air National Guard Maj. Gen. Douglass Burnett, the Adjutant General of Florida, individually thanked and presented the judges with plaques commending them for their exemplary service.