2010 and had to withdraw from drawing the strip for "the foreseeable future". Barreto's son Diego drew the strip for the week beginning February 8, 2010, with John Heebink stepping in again on February 15, 2010, for four weeks while Barreto recovered. Artist Mike Manley assumed the art duties permanently, beginning with the strip for March 15, 2010. Initially announced as another fill-in artist, Manley revealed on February 23, 2010, that he'd been given the ongoing assignment. The syndicate held a "two-man tryout", with Manley being offered the full-time job over Heebink after Manley turned in his second week of art for the strip. Following Woody Wilson's retirement, Francesco Marciuliano became writer as of August 22, 2016. References External links Mike Manley Judge Parker at Seattle Post-Intelligencer Judge Parker at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. 1952 comics debuts Parker, Judge American comic strips Comics characters introduced in 1952 Drama comics Fictional judges