SJ 245 — Commending the Honorable Avelina S. Jacob.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 24108344D I SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

245 OfferedE March 4, 2024 N Commending the Honorable Avelina S.

TN Patrons––Perry;Agreed to by the Senate, March 6, 2024 R Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 7, 2024 O WHEREAS, the Honorable Avelina S.

Delegate:Jacob, an esteemed jurist in Northern Virginia, retired as a L judge of the 20th Judicial District of Virginia on January 1, 2024;

Martinezand RL –––––––––– WHEREAS, theafter Honorablegraduating Avelinafrom S.The College of William and Mary in Virginia and receiving a law Commonwealth in 1978;

Jacob,andUniversity, anAvelina esteemedJacob juristwas licensed to practice law in Northernthe Virginia,E retiredWHEREAS, asAvelina aJacob judgewas ofappointed theas 20tha JudicialJuvenile Districtand ofDomestic VirginiaRelations onDistrict JanuaryCourt 1,judge 2024;D Rappahannock;

andandial DDistrict WHEREAS,of afterVirginia, graduatingwhich fromencompasses Thethe Collegecounties of WilliamFauquier, Loudoun, and MaryWHEREAS, inAvelina VirginiaJacob presided over the court with great fairness and receivingwisdom aand lUwwas Commonwealthat intimes 1978;the court's only full-time judge, ably handling a heavy caseload;

andUniversity,and Avelinaserved Jacobthe wasCommonwealth licensedwith to practice law in the WHEREAS,utmost Avelinaintegrity, Jacobdedication, wasdistinction, appointedand as a Juvenilegood andsense Domestic Relations District Court judge of thehumor; 20th Judicial District of Virginia, which encompasses the counties of Fauquier, Loudoun,Eand Rappahannock;

andnow, therefore, be it S RESOLVED by the court'sSenate, onlythe full-timeHouse judge,of ablyDelegates handlingconcurring, That the General Assembly hereby 4 comRESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a heavycopy caseload;of this resolution ford, be it E presentation to the Honorable Avelina S.

andJacob andas wisdoman andexpression wasof atthe timesGeneral WHEREAS,Assembly's duringadmiration for her tenureservice onto the bench,residents whichof includedNorthern termsVirginia asand chief judge, Avelina Jacob served the Commonwealth withas the utmost integrity, dedication, distinction, and a goodwhole. sense of humor;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby comRESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution ford, be it presentation to the Honorable Avelina S.

Jacob as an expression of the General Assembly's admirStion for her service to the residents of Northern Virginia and the Commonwealth as a whole.

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