What kept Carlson coming back to work each day were the people who helped him put difficult puzzles together, he said. On Monday, his last day, he went out to a goodbye lunch with two of them: clerk Laurie Brown and court reporter Rhonda Boss. “They are essential for me to do what I'm doing,” Carlson said. “They're very important people. ”Carlson served as Walworth County district attorney from 1976 to 1979. He was appointed to the bench after...MORE