Former judge Rufe McCombs has died at age 94.
McCombs, who died Saturday in Merritt Island, Fla., served locally as a Municipal Court judge, the first woman elected to the bench in Muscogee County.
She later served as a State Court judge and Superior Court judge.
McCombs graduated from the University of Georgia Law School in 1942. She was the only female in the graduating class.
Job Spotlight: Lucas Brown, raft guide and operations manager at Whitewater Express in Columbus-Phenix City
High school golf: Brookstone boys take home 4th consecutive state title
