DeKalb County Democratic Party Chairman Jim Judkins has announced that he will pass the seat on to a successor after serving in the position for the last three terms. After he finishes his fifth year at the helm of the party, Judkins said he will not put his name in the hat when party members meet to reorganize on March 21. Judkins is one of only six people to chair the Democratic Party in DeKalb County in the last hundred years.