| 1 | | - | MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE 2025 Regular Session To: Rules By: Senator(s) Michel Senate Resolution 154 (As Adopted by Senate) A RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING HONORABLE WILLIAM C. (CHAM) TROTTER III UPON HIS INDUCTION INTO THE 2025 UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF LAW HALL OF FAME. WHEREAS, the University of Mississippi School of Law honors its Hall of Fame classes every spring during Law Weekend. The Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding alumni of the law school who have, through their professional achievements and/or service to the school, brought honor to the law school. The selection committee has chosen Honorable William C. (Cham) Trotter III of Belzoni, Mississippi, among the alumni to be inducted into the 2025 class; and WHEREAS, a native of Greenville, Cham Trotter practiced law at Garrard & Trotter, PLLC, in Belzoni for more than 50 years. In 1969, he earned his degree in English from Ole Miss. As an undergraduate, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and participated with the Concert Singers and The Group. Following graduation, he entered the University of Mississippi School of Law, where he was a member of the class of 1972. During his time as a law student, he was a member of the Mississippi Law Journal; and WHEREAS, following law school, Trotter began practicing law in Belzoni. In 1980, he took up the job of Public Defender for Humphreys County in Circuit Court and Youth Court. He also served as Guardian ad Litem. In addition to being a lawyer, he had a long career as a member of the Judiciary. Beginning in 1973, he served continuously until his retirement as a Municipal Judge in Belzoni, Louise, Silver City and Isola; and WHEREAS, Trotter is a Life Member of the Mississippi Public Defenders Association, serving as its first Secretary-Treasurer. He was a charter member of the Mississippi Municipal Judges Association and was its President in 1982. He is a Fellow and former Director of the Mississippi Bar Foundation. He is also a Fellow and Past President of The Mississippi Bar's Young Lawyers Division. He is also a Bencher of the Charles Clark Inns of Court. Following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, he served a Supreme Court appointment as Special Circuit Judge for Jackson County to hear and adjudicate hurricane damage claims; and WHEREAS, long active with The Mississippi Bar, he has chaired its Local Bar Liaison, Budget and Finance, Long Range Planning, and Advertising Committees. He served on the Board of Bar Commissioners and co-chaired the Mississippi Bar Centennial Celebration Committee. Along with former Governor William Winter, he also co-chaired the Mississippi Legal History Advisory Board, and Trotter was Chairman of The Mississippi Bar Legal History Committee. In addition, he served a term on the Board for the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project. He served on the Bar's Ethics Committee, providing well over a decade of service and was its Chairman in 2004; and WHEREAS, Trotter is a member of the American Bar Association and served from 2003-2011 as The Mississippi Bar's delegate to the ABA House of Delegates. In 2014, he was re-elected to the House of Delegates and served an additional seven years. In 2004, he was elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and became a Sustaining Life Member; and WHEREAS, at the university, Trotter has served multiple terms on the Ole Miss Alumni Association's Board of Directors and a term on its Executive Committee. He is a past President of the Law Alumni Chapter's Board of Directors and a past Chairman of the Lamar Order; and WHEREAS, for his tireless efforts on its Ethics Committee, The Mississippi Bar presented Trotter its 1990 Distinguished Service Award. As a frequent speaker in judicial education programs, he has twice received the Mississippi Judicial College Outstanding Faculty Award. In 2010, he was recognized by the Mississippi Business Journal in its inaugural class as one of the state's 50 leading attorneys. In 2015, the University of Mississippi School of Law named him its Law Alumnus of the Year. The Mississippi Bar presented him its 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award; and WHEREAS, after more than 50 years, Cham has fully retired from his legal career in Belzoni. He and his wife, Jane, have relocated to Ocean Springs. The Trotters boast a long lineage of Ole Miss alumni reaching as far back as William Chamberlain Trotter, Sr., and including children: Lisa Melton, Dr. John Trotter and Dr. Germaine Gottsche, as well as a host of grandchildren; and WHEREAS, Cham has consistently lectured on professional standards of the practice of law, including ethics, integrity, civility, courtesy and adherence to the Golden Rule. His practice has honored both The Mississippi Bar and this great state that he loves and serves: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That we do hereby commend and congratulate Honorable William C. (Cham) Trotter III upon his induction into the 2025 University of Mississippi School of Law Hall of Fame, and extend the best wishes of the Mississippi Senate to Cham and his family on this high honor. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be presented to Honorable Cham Trotter, forwarded to the Dean of the University of Mississippi School of Law and The Mississippi Bar, and made available to the Capitol Press Corps. |
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| 1 | + | MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE 2025 Regular Session To: Rules By: Senator(s) Michel Senate Resolution 154 A RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING HONORABLE WILLIAM C. (CHAM) TROTTER III UPON HIS INDUCTION INTO THE 2025 UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF LAW HALL OF FAME. WHEREAS, the University of Mississippi School of Law honors its Hall of Fame classes every spring during Law Weekend. The Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding alumni of the law school who have, through their professional achievements and/or service to the school, brought honor to the law school. The selection committee has chosen Honorable William C. (Cham) Trotter III of Belzoni, Mississippi, among the alumni to be inducted into the 2025 class; and WHEREAS, a native of Greenville, Cham Trotter practiced law at Garrard & Trotter, PLLC, in Belzoni for more than 50 years. In 1969, he earned his degree in English from Ole Miss. As an undergraduate, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and participated with the Concert Singers and The Group. Following graduation, he entered the University of Mississippi School of Law, where he was a member of the class of 1972. During his time as a law student, he was a member of the Mississippi Law Journal; and WHEREAS, following law school, Trotter began practicing law in Belzoni. In 1980, he took up the job of Public Defender for Humphreys County in Circuit Court and Youth Court. He also served as Guardian ad Litem. In addition to being a lawyer, he had a long career as a member of the Judiciary. Beginning in 1973, he served continuously until his retirement as a Municipal Judge in Belzoni, Louise, Silver City and Isola; and WHEREAS, Trotter is a Life Member of the Mississippi Public Defenders Association, serving as its first Secretary-Treasurer. He was a charter member of the Mississippi Municipal Judges Association and was its President in 1982. He is a Fellow and former Director of the Mississippi Bar Foundation. He is also a Fellow and Past President of The Mississippi Bar's Young Lawyers Division. He is also a Bencher of the Charles Clark Inns of Court. Following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, he served a Supreme Court appointment as Special Circuit Judge for Jackson County to hear and adjudicate hurricane damage claims; and WHEREAS, long active with The Mississippi Bar, he has chaired its Local Bar Liaison, Budget and Finance, Long Range Planning, and Advertising Committees. He served on the Board of Bar Commissioners and co-chaired the Mississippi Bar Centennial Celebration Committee. Along with former Governor William Winter, he also co-chaired the Mississippi Legal History Advisory Board, and Trotter was Chairman of The Mississippi Bar Legal History Committee. In addition, he served a term on the Board for the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project. He served on the Bar's Ethics Committee, providing well over a decade of service and was its Chairman in 2004; and WHEREAS, Trotter is a member of the American Bar Association and served from 2003-2011 as The Mississippi Bar's delegate to the ABA House of Delegates. In 2014, he was re-elected to the House of Delegates and served an additional seven years. In 2004, he was elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and became a Sustaining Life Member; and WHEREAS, at the university, Trotter has served multiple terms on the Ole Miss Alumni Association's Board of Directors and a term on its Executive Committee. He is a past President of the Law Alumni Chapter's Board of Directors and a past Chairman of the Lamar Order; and WHEREAS, for his tireless efforts on its Ethics Committee, The Mississippi Bar presented Trotter its 1990 Distinguished Service Award. As a frequent speaker in judicial education programs, he has twice received the Mississippi Judicial College Outstanding Faculty Award. In 2010, he was recognized by the Mississippi Business Journal in its inaugural class as one of the state's 50 leading attorneys. In 2015, the University of Mississippi School of Law named him its Law Alumnus of the Year. The Mississippi Bar presented him its 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award; and WHEREAS, after more than 50 years, Cham has fully retired from his legal career in Belzoni. He and his wife, Jane, have relocated to Ocean Springs. The Trotters boast a long lineage of Ole Miss alumni reaching as far back as William Chamberlain Trotter, Sr., and including children: Lisa Melton, Dr. John Trotter and Dr. Germaine Gottsche, as well as a host of grandchildren; and WHEREAS, Cham has consistently lectured on professional standards of the practice of law, including ethics, integrity, civility, courtesy and adherence to the Golden Rule. His practice has honored both The Mississippi Bar and this great state that he loves and serves: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That we do hereby commend and congratulate Honorable William C. (Cham) Trotter III upon his induction into the 2025 University of Mississippi School of Law Hall of Fame, and extend the best wishes of the Mississippi Senate to Cham and his family on this high honor. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be presented to Honorable Cham Trotter, forwarded to the Dean of the University of Mississippi School of Law and The Mississippi Bar, and made available to the Capitol Press Corps. |
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