This is true. However, being a former skater does not automatically make you a good person.
Or, for that matter, a bad one.
Consider the unpleasant case of Wolfgang Schwarz, 1968 Olympic gold medalist:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Schwarz
Nothing is absolute, of course as there are always some exceptions and some bad calls. I heard that Judy Blumberg (USA) will be on the tech panel at Worlds this year. Marie Bowness (CAN) is scheduled to be the tech controller.