| 1 | 1 | | 23 LC 39 3883 |
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| 2 | 2 | | H. R. 491 |
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| 4 | 4 | | House Resolution 491 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By: Representatives Gilliard of the 162 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , Stephens of the 164 |
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| 9 | 9 | | , and Jackson of the 165 |
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| 12 | 12 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 13 | 13 | | Honoring the life of Judge Willie Lovett Jr. and dedicating an intersection in his memory; |
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| 15 | 15 | | and for other purposes.2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Judge Willie J. Lovett, Jr., has long been recognized by the citizens of this state3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | for the vital role that he has played in leadership and his deep personal commitment to the4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Judge Lovett graduated cum laude with distinction from Yale University with6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | a bachelor's degree in sociology, where he received the 1985 Roosevelt Thompson Prize for7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | his commitment to public service, served as president of the African American Black8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Cultural Club, and was a member of the football team, Scroll and Key Society, and Alpha9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Phi Alpha Fraternity, Zeta Chapter; and10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, in 1988, Judge Lovett earned his law degree from Harvard Law School, where11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | he served as a comments editor on the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, and12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | in 1991 he earned a Master of Laws in litigation from Emory Law School; and13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Judge Lovett clerked for the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, served as an14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | assistant city attorney for the City of Atlanta's Law Department, and worked as an associate15 23 LC 39 3883 |
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| 29 | 29 | | H. R. 491 |
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| 31 | 31 | | for the prestigious law firms Morris, Manning & Martin; Ford & Harrison; and Troutman |
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| 33 | 33 | | Sanders; and17 |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, with an illustrious legal career spanning over 25 years, Judge Lovett was a18 |
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| 35 | 35 | | longtime advocate for children and youth, with children in his courtroom in Fulton County19 |
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| 36 | 36 | | Juvenile Court often fondly referring to him as the "bow tie judge"; and20 |
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| 37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Judge Lovett served as a member of the board of the National Association of21 |
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| 38 | 38 | | Counsel for Children and president, member of the executive board, member of the judicial22 |
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| 39 | 39 | | section of the Gate City Bar Association; and23 |
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| 40 | 40 | | WHEREAS, he served as chairman of the board for the Gate City Bar Foundation and24 |
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| 41 | 41 | | volunteered his time to mentor young attorneys on the practice of law; and25 |
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| 42 | 42 | | WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished26 |
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| 43 | 43 | | Georgian be appropriately recognized by dedicating an intersection in his memory.27 |
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| 44 | 44 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL28 |
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| 45 | 45 | | ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the intersection of State Route 204 at Eisenhower Drive29 |
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| 46 | 46 | | in Chatham County is dedicated as the Judge Willie Lovett Jr. Intersection.30 |
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| 47 | 47 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and31 |
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| 48 | 48 | | directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Judge Willie Lovett Jr.32 |
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| 49 | 49 | | Intersection.33 23 LC 39 3883 |
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| 50 | 50 | | H. R. 491 |
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| 52 | 52 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized |
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| 54 | 54 | | and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the35 |
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| 55 | 55 | | family of Willie Lovett Jr. and to the Department of Transportation.36 |
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