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District Of Columbia Council Bill CER25-0274

District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

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4+Chairman Phil Mendelson Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. 2
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9+Councilmember Vincent C. Gray Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau 7
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14+ Councilmember Zachary Parker 12
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19+A CEREMONIAL 17
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23+IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 21
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27+To recognize and honor Judge Mary Ann Gooden Terrell for her remarkable commitment to 25
28+increasing access to education and safeguarding the welfare of District residents, and her 26
29+distinguished years of public service in the District of Columbia. 27
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31+WHEREAS, Judge Terrell has devoted her life to serving the children of the District of 29
32+Columbia as an educator and youth advocate providing vital support and opportunity to DC 30
33+residents; 31
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35+WHEREAS, President Bill Clinton appointed Judge Terrell as an Associate Judge to the 33
36+Superior Court of the District of Columbia, serving from September 1997 to June 2009; 34
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38+WHEREAS, Judge Terrell was appointed by Mayor Muriel Bowser as a Special Advisor 36
39+to the Director of the Department of Employment Service and served as the Interim President 37
40+and CEO of the Children and Youth Investment Corporation; 38
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42+WHEREAS, Judge Terrell was appointed by the Washington Urban League as Director of 40
43+the Dix Street Academy, an alternative high school for youth who dropped out or were pushed 41
44+out of DC Public Schools, and served as one of the founders of the Street Law Program; 42
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46+WHEREAS, from 1999 to 2003, Judge Terrell conducted judicial training in Mali, 44
47+Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Ghana, and Malawi, and, in 2006, was appointed by 45
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6-A CEREMONIAL
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9-IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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11-October 1, 2024
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13-To recognize and honor Judge Mary Ann Gooden Terrell for her remarkable commitment to
14-increasing access to education and safeguarding the welfare of District residents, and h er
15-distinguished years of public service in the District of Columbia.
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17-WHEREAS, Judge Terrell has devoted her life to serving the children of the District of
18-Columbia as an educator and youth advocate providing vital support and opportunity to DC
19-residents;
20- WHEREAS, President Bill Clinton appointed Judge Terrell as an Associate Judge to the
21-Superior Court of the District of Columbia, serving from September 1997 to June 2009;
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23-WHEREAS, Judge Terrell was appointed by Mayor Muriel Bowser as a Special Advisor
24-to the Director of the Department of Employment Service and served as the Interim President
25-and CEO of the Children and Youth Investment Corporation;
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27-WHEREAS, Judge Terrell was appointed by the Washington Urban League as Director of
28-the Dix Street Academy, an alternative high school for youth who dropped out or were pushed
29-out of DC Public Schools, and served as one of the founders of the Street Law Program;
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31-WHEREAS, from 1999 to 2003, Judge Terrell conducted judicial training in Mali,
32-Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Ghana, and Malawi, and, in 2006, was appointed by
33-the Assistant Secretary of State for Africa to chair an Advisory Commission on the African
34-Judiciary;
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36-WHEREAS, Judge Terrell served in the Peace Corps in Andhra Pradesh, a state in
37-southern India ;
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39-WHEREAS, Judge Terrell was inducted into the Washington Bar Association Hall of
40-Fame and into the DC Hall of Fame;
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42-WHEREAS, Judge Terrell is a founding member of the National Congress of Black
43-Women and the recipient of numerous awards and recognition from the community; and
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48-WHEREAS, Judge Terrell received the National Community Service Award from the
49-National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc.
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51- RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
52-resolution may be cited as the “Judge Mary Ann Gooden Terrell Recognition Resolution of
53-2024.”
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55- Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and honors Judge Terrell for
56-her passion for expanding access to education, her dedication to students and families, and her
57-commitment to service, both abroad and in the District of Columbia.
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59- Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
49+the Assistant Secretary of State for Africa to chair an Advisory Commission on the African 46
50+Judiciary; 47
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52+WHEREAS, Judge Terrell served in the Peace Corps in Andhra Pradesh, a state in 49
53+southern India; 50
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55+WHEREAS, Judge Terrell was inducted into the Washington Bar Association Hall of 52
56+Fame and into the DC Hall of Fame; 53
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58+WHEREAS, Judge Terrell is a founding member of the National Congress of Black 55
59+Women and the recipient of numerous awards and recognition from the community; and 56
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61+WHEREAS, Judge Terrell received the National Community Service Award from the 58
62+National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. 59
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64+ RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this 61
65+resolution may be cited as the “Judge Mary Ann Gooden Terrell Recognition Resolution of 62
66+2024.” 63
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68+ Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and honors Judge Terrell for 65
69+her passion for expanding access to education, her dedication to students and families, and her 66
70+commitment to service, both abroad and in the District of Columbia. 67
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72+ Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in 69
73+the District of Columbia Register. 70