CER 23-0225 — Garland F. Pinkston, Jr. Posthumous Recognition Resolution of 2020

PENROLLED ORIGINAL A VCEREMONIAL CouncilmemberRESOLUTION Brandon23-225 T.COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA January 7, 2020 To posthumously celebrate the life of Garland F.

ToddPinkston, AJr., Ca Enative RWashingtonian Eand MWard Oresident Nfor Iover A20 Lyears. RESOLUTION C O U N C I L OF T H E DISTRICT OF C O L U M B I A To posthumouselbrte he ie f Garland.

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WHEREAS,Pinkston, GarlandJr. F.Pinkston, Jr.was a 1965 graduate of Western High School, now known as Duke EllingtonSchool ofthe Arts, in the DistrictofColumbia;

WHEREAS,was Garland.a 1965 graduate of Western High School, now known as Duke Ellington School of the Arts, in the District of Columbia;

instn,WHEREAS, r.Garland F.

eciedPinkston,Jr. a bchlo’s n buinss dmnitrtinfromGeorge Washingtivrst,and aJrsDoctorfrom Boston nieritycholofLaw;

WHEREAS,received tGeorgeWashingtnieriy,GarandF.PnksonJ.heleda oundheBlckSudntUnionandwasheistfrcanAmericaopa’ontevasiybachelor’s asebaltem;in business administration from George Washington University, and a Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law;

WHEREAS, Garla.Pinksto.workedor10yearntheiiligtsarena,at firstwithGeorge theWashington UnitedUniversity, StatesGarland EqualF. Employment Opportunity Commission and then the Centeor National Policy Review, aiil gts research and advocacy organizatflatdwiththeCatholicUniverscol;aws WHEREAS, theUnitedttsEqualEmploymentOpportunityCommission, Garlan.instn,r.waselctdtobeheolyrereetaiveftheCommissionon reidntJimmy ate's iil ihts ergniaton Taskoce, which proposed eaurs,approvedbyePreidntandCnges,toimproveeadmnitrtinand enforcemefeerlEqualEmploymentOpportuaw;yl WHEREAS, Garlan.

ikso,Pinkston r.hedJr. two bietleel oiios nthe dmnitrtinsofMayor Mari.Bary,asDrctrofIntergovernmenlains andsActingCorporatonsl,pesntyknowasAttorneyGenerfheDsrit fColumbia;

WHEREAS,in96,Garlan.Pikson,r.wasappointoClerkfheCourthelped orteDstitofColumbiaCourfppal,wherehewastefrtAficnAmericanfound oholdhspsiin;the Black Student Union and was the first African American to play on the varsity basketball team;

WHEREAS,sheCerkfteCort,arandF.ikso,J.srvdasteChefWHEREAS, ManagemeffcrofheDsrctfColumbiourtfApels;Garland F.

WHEREAS,rladF.inson,r.ietedatfof45eros,asinedofurPinkston, ates,erone,andfnnil,aiiis,andcodsmanagement;ddicplnryJr. WHEREAS, Garland F.Pinkston, Jr.was predeceased by hisparents Garland Sr.

worked for 10 years in the civil rights arena, first with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Gracethen Pinkstonthe ofWashington,Center D.C.for National PolicyReview, a nonprofit civil rights research and advocacyorganization affiliated with the Catholic University law school;

WHREAS,GarandFPinsonJrwasthWHEREAS, poudpretofBrndoat DCotathe PnstnUnited dvoedfahr-nlatoAdianeStates sdarsseShelG.Pikso;augtesEqual GbielandVitra,adloinbrohetohEmployment WHREAS.GaranOpportunityCommission, FPiksonJrwasknonGarland frhslieieofsrictohiF. cmmnit,whihhechrihd;ad WHREAS,Garan FPikso,Jrwllbremebere frhsitlethiwit hssns ohsmr,hilovofmuichishentan aoctenofmkin y,icC’s nve-edigwiligestohlpanonminéethahemt.

hsgeeostPinkston, andhiJr. REOLVED BYTHECOUNCILOF TE DITRIC OFCOLUBIA,Tha ti rsluiomay becie a te “aran F Pnktn,JrPostumos Rconiin Rsoutoof200.

commitmeobttrngtoearoundm,hscommunity,aheitictfColumbiawas swelashepstieimactehadonsomany.selected to be the only representative of the Commission on President Jimmy Carter’s Civil Rights Reorganization Task Force, which proposed measures, approved by the President and Congress, to improve the administration and enforcement of federal Equal Employment Opportunity laws;

e.WHEREAS,Garland F.

.ThisPinkston,Jr.heldtwocabinetlevelpositionsinthe soutonadministrations alof akeMayor fctimmediatelyMarion uhefrtdaeS. f ubiatonntheitictfColumbigitr.

Barry, as Director of Intergovernmental Relations and as Acting Corporation Counsel, presently know as Attorney General of the District of Columbia;

WHEREAS, in 1966, Garland F.

Pinkston, Jr.

was appointed to Clerk of the Court for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, where he was the first African American to hold this position;

WHEREAS, as the Clerk of the Court, Garland F.

Pinkston, Jr.

served as the Chief Management Officer of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals;

ENROLLED ORIGINAL WHEREAS, Garland F.

Pinkston, Jr.

directed a staff of 45 persons, assigned to 4 divisions, with responsibility for case management, bar admissions and disciplinary matters, personnel, and financial, facilities, and records management;

WHEREAS,GarlandF.Pinkston,Jr.waspredeceasedbyhisparentsGarlandSr.andGrace Pinkston of Washington, D.C.

WHEREAS, Garland F.

Pinkston, Jr.

was the proud parent of Brandon DeCosta Pinkston, devoted father-in-law to Adrianne, ‘Pop Pop’ to his beloved granddaughters Gabrielle and Victoria, and loving brother to his dear sister Sheila G.

Pinkston;

WHEREAS.

Garland F.

Pinkston, Jr.

was known for his lifetime of service to his community, which he cherished;

and WHEREAS, Garland F.

Pinkston,Jr.will berememberedforhis intellect,his wit, his sense ofhumor, his loveof music, his hobbyandavocationofmakingmusicCD’s from Garland’s Music Factory, his commitment to excellence, his generosity, and his never-ending willingness to help anyone in need that he met.