NEW PHILADELPHIA Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Judge Edward O’Farrell retired Jan. 1 from a 39-year judicial career that was inspired by a desire to bring more fairness into local courts. Before he became a judge, he worked in the Ohio Attorney General's Office prosecuting air and water pollution cases. He worked for Southeastern Ohio Legal Services in New Philadelphia, which provides legal help for people who cannot afford a lawyer. He took three cases to the U.S. Supreme Court. He saw injustice in the justice system. "Justice demands consistency," he said. "When I was aspiring to be a judge I saw so much inconsistency ... in the way people of means — wealthier people, people in prominent positions, doctors, lawyers, accountants, teachers, superintendents, people that have a higher visibility level in the community ... many times were treated differently than men and women of a lower socio-economic strata.