The judge in charge of DC Superior Court recently returned to work after a life-saving heart transplant.

Almost three years ago, Judge Lee Satterfield suffered a stroke he initially thought was a bad headache. He tried to ignore it, but his colleagues ignored him and called 911. Within a few months, he learned his heart was failing and doctors installed a heart pump to keep him alive.

"I was in the hospital for three months," Satterfield said. "I was sort of intubated and in sort of an induced coma for 10 days after the surgery because I could not breathe on my own, which were horrific days for my spouse, who was there the entire time and really thought I was going to pass,” Satterfield said. “She just recently told me she was planning my memorial service."