SR 2010 — Commending Caroline Patricia Ayres.

+ 2026 SPECIAL SESSION I + INTRODUCED+ ENROLLED + + + 26200004D+ I+ SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

2010 OfferedE April+ 23, 2026 N Commending+ommending Caroline Patricia Ayres.

—————+ T R Patron—Cifers+ ————— O Agreed to by the Senate, April 23, 2026 L WHEREAS, Caroline Patricia Ayres of Charlottesville, a distinguished attorney, trailblazer, and lifelong L advocate for justice, has made countless contributions to her community and the Commonwealth over the DE course of her life;

and U WHEREAS, Caroline Ayres was born in 1957 in the basement of the University of Virginia Hospital, a D humble beginning that would mark the start of a life defined by perseverance, excellence, and historic C achievements in service to others;

and E WHEREAS, Caroline Ayres grew up in Dillwyn and was among the first students to transition from a D segregated school to an integrated environment at Dillwyn Elementary School in Buckingham County;

S R and 0 WHEREAS, Caroline Ayres began her career at a time when opportunities for Black women, particularly 1 in the legal profession, were limited;

through determination and academic excellence, she broke barriers and E became the first Black attorney from Buckingham County, setting a powerful precedent for future SR generations;

and 2 WHEREAS, over the course of her career, Caroline Ayres worked in Washington, D.C., for a member of 0 the United States House of Representatives and a member of the United States Senate, served as an assistant 0 attorney general and as a judge in Delaware, and then established her own law practice, The Law Offices of Caroline Ayres, in Charlottesville;

Clifford Ayres-Brown, a graduate of Howard University and a current postgraduate student 35 at Johns Hopkins University, and Deborah Ayres-Brown, a scholar who earned bachelor's and master's 36 degrees from the University of Virginia;

and / 37 WHEREAS, Caroline Ayres has inspired others through her courage, determination, and groundbreaking 38 achievements, and she has helped pave the way for greater inclusion and representation within the legal 39 profession;