John Hutchins came to the law later in life.
Before taking the job as Haines Court magistrate in March 2003, Hutchins built parts for the Apollo Lunar Module, anesthetized double amputees at a Philadelphia hospital, and worked aboard the USS Missouri, the site of Japan’s surrender to the Allied powers during World War II.
Hutchins, 69, will retire Aug. 31 from the magistrate job he says has become “much more important to me than anything…
