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By Henry Bury THE INTELLIGENCER After three decades in the legal profession, Wolf Tausendfreund says he is completely at ease inside a courtroom. But starting next month, he'll find himself on the other side of the bench. The 61-year-old partner in the law firm of O'Flynn Weese and Tausendfreund has been appointed judge of the Superior Court of Just ice and has been assigned to London, Ont. He will be sworn in at a ceremony Oct. 24 in Lon- don. "I'm delighted with my appointment but it's also bittersweet," Tausendfre- und told The Intelligencer Tuesday. " O ' F l y n n W e e s e Tausendfreund is my pro- fessiotial family. We've been together since 1984 and moving on is an emo- tionally difficult decision. But, on the other hand, I look forward to a new chal- lenging career." Tausendf reund has STAFF PHOTO , Wolf Tausendfreund been practising law in Belleville since 1972. His career has revolved around litigation, dealing with family matters, commer- cial, personal injury, insur- ance defence, real estate and estates. In 2002, the Law Society of Upper C a n a d a r e c o g n i z e d Tausendfreund as a certi- fied specialist in civil liti- gation. He also has criminal experience, including four murder trials, and serving as a federal Crown Attor- ney for 10 years. • See 'Judge' on page 4.