judge derek moseley is back on the bench after a life-saving kidney transplant. donor is moseley's fellow judge and best friend, joanne iring. jericka duncan has their unlikely story. >> oh! >> reporter: there were plenty of hugs here to greet 46-year-old, judge derek moseley. >> it's good to be back. let's do some business. >> reporter: as he retook the bench. >> all rise. >> reporter: he had one person to thank. 58-year-old judge. >> i have part of my best friend in me. you know, that i feel i can actually touch. you know. inside of me that keeps me alive. in 2014 it became clear, moseley's kidneys were failing. doctors diagnosed him with end stage, renal disease. >> i was on daily dialysis. i did it for ten hours a day, every day of the week. >> what did the doctors tell you in the likelihood of you getting a kidney soon? >> yeah, yeah. well, soon. soon was, five to six years. >> since 1991, the number of people waiting for organs has risen, 426%. while the number of donors is up 117%. the need is especially great among african-americans, who make up 13% of the

judge derek moseley is back on the bench after a life-saving kidney transplant. the donor is moseley's fellow judge and best friend, joanne iring. jericka duncan has their >> oh! >> reporter: there were plenty of hugs here to greet 46-year-old, judge derek moseley. >> it's good to be back. let's do some business. >> reporter: as he retook the bench. >> all rise. >> reporter: he had one person to thank. 58-year-old judge. >> i have part of my best friend in me. you know, that i feel i can actually touch. you know. inside of me that keeps me alive. in 2014 it became clear, moseley's kidneys were failing. doctors diagnosed him with end stage, renal disease. >> i was on daily dialysis. every day of the week. >> what did the doctors tell you in the likelihood of you getting a kidney soon? >> yeah, yeah. well, soon. soon was, five to six years. >> since 1991, the number of people waiting for organs has risen, 426%. while the number of donors is up 117%. the need is especially great among african-americans, who make up 13% of the population, but account for more than a t

. >> reporter: each embrace for 46-year-old judge derek moseley is a reminder of how lucky he is to be alive. >> so good to be back. >> all rise. >> reporter: in 2014, doctors said his kidney was functioning transplant, he could die. what did the doctors tell you in terms of the likelihood of you getting a kidney soon? >> yeah, well, soon, soon was five to six years. >> reporter: patient demand outpaces kidney donors three to one. and with african-americans making up more than 30% of the waiting list, a match for moseley would be hard to find. or so he thought. >> you know, then it was a no brainer, yeah, of course i would step up. >> follow judge, 58-year-old joanne iring decided she would donate one of hers. doctors said the older, white, half his size woman was a don't be fooled by my size. i have big feet, big bones, big organs too. >> and it was a huge kidney. >> keep your hands inside the moving vehicle at all times. >> reporter: the successful surgery was performed last month. >> take good care of me. ha-ha-ha. >> i don't feel like i am a hero. this is who i am. this is how i wa

. >> reporter: there were plenty of hugs here to greet 46-year-old judge derek moseley. >> it's good to be back. let's do some business. >> reporter: as he retook the bench -- >> all rise. >> reporter: he had one person to thank. 58-year-old judge joann irene. >> i have part my of best friend in me, you you know, inside of me that keeps me alive. >> reporter: in 2014, it became clear moseley's kidneys were failing. doctors diagnosed him with end stage renal disease. >> i was on daily dialysis, i did it for ten hours a day, every day of the week. >> reporter: what did the doctors tell you about the likelihood of getting a kidney soon? >> well soon, soon was five to six years. >> reporter: since 1991, the number of donors is only up 117%. the need is especially great among african americans who make up 13% of the population, but account for more than a third of all patients waiting for kidneys. ilene didn't want her friend to wait, so she stepped up to see if she was a match. >> i would like to think that people would do whatever they can for their friends. and i don't feel le that's j