ETHERIDGE, Sr., Jack Paul Age 89, of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away peacefully on November 18, 2016, at his home after a brief battle with cancer. Judge Etheridge was born on March 16, 1927, in Atlanta, the son of Jessie Shepherd Brown and Anton Lee "Jack" Etheridge. He grew up on Peachtree Road and attended The Darlington School, Davidson College, and The Emory University School of Law. During World War II, he enlisted in the Merchant Marine and was deployed to the Pacific; later, during the Korean War, he was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Army. Following World War II, Judge Etheridge spent a year in Germany assisting in the resettlement of war refugees. It was on the ship to Germany that he met the love of his life, Ursula Schlatter, who was travelling back to her homeland, Switzerland. He courted her during his year in Europe and they were married in February of 1952 in the chapel of North Avenue Presbyterian Church by Dr. Vernon Broyles. He is survived by Ursula and their three children, Jack Jr. and his wife Joyce, and their children, Alison and Jessie and great-granddaughter Adelaide; daughter Margaret and her children Christina, Nick, and Meredith; and daughter Liz, her husband Steven, and their children Teagan and Molly. He is also survived by his twin brother Robert Charles Etheridge and Robert's wife, Mary Elizabeth. He was predeceased by his sister Jessie Etheridge Summers, and is survived by Jessie's husband Carl of Auburn, Alabama. Judge Etheridge began his career in law with the firm of Smith, Kilpatrick, Cody, Rogers, McClatchey, and Regenstein before opening his own firm, Huie and Etheridge, with his dear friend W. Stell Huie. During the 1960s, he served two terms in the Georgia House of Representatives. He then followed in the footsteps of his beloved father and presided as a Fulton County Superior Court Judge. Following his ten-year career on the bench, the Judge taught at several institutions of higher learning including the National Judicial College, The University of South Carolina, Emory University, Philips Exeter Academy, and the University of the Witwatersrand School of Law in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was an Associate Dean of the Emory University School of Law and a fellow at Harvard's Kennedy Institute of Politics. While at Harvard he worked to develop a system of mediation as an alternative form of dispute resolution. Upon his return to Atlanta, he founded The Justice Center of Atlanta, opened the Atlanta office of Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS), and authored Coming to the Table, A Primer for Lawyers on Mediation Skills. In recent years, Judge Etheridge served as Special Master in national class action lawsuits. Judge Etheridge enjoyed serving his community and opening doors for others. He was a member of the Atlanta Rotary Club; a past president of the Atlanta Bar Association; and Chairman of the National Conference of State Trial Judges. He served on the Board of Trustees of Davidson College and of Atlanta University, and was appointed to the Board of Directors of Fuqua Industries, Inc., Initiatives for Change based in Caux, Switzerland, and The National Endowment for the Humanities. Jack's hobbies included golf and flying planes when he was younger, and cooking classes and extensive international travel. On weekends, he retreated to the family's cabin on Lake Burton. Throughout his life, he loved books, tending to his woodpile, classical music and opera. He especially enjoyed Thursday nights at the Atlanta Symphony with Ursula. There will be a memorial service at North Avenue Presbyterian Church in Atlanta on Sunday, November 27, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. followed by a reception at the family's home. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to North Avenue Presbyterian Church or the Justice Center of Atlanta. Condolences can be left at GeorgiaFuneralCare.com.