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+ 2026 SPECIAL SESSION I + INTRODUCED + + + 26200004D I SENATE RESOLUTION NO.
+ 2026 SPECIAL SESSION I + + ENROLLED + + + + + SENATE RESOLUTION NO.
2010 Offered April 23, 2026 N Commending Caroline Patricia Ayres.
2010 E + N +ommending Caroline Patricia Ayres.
————— T R Patron—Cifers ————— O WHEREAS, Caroline Patricia Ayres of Charlottesville, a distinguished attorney, trailblazer, and lifelong advocate for justice, has made countless contributions to her community and the Commonwealth over the D course of her life;
+ R + 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 E course of her life;
and U WHEREAS, Caroline Ayres was born in 1957 in the basement of the University of Virginia Hospital, a humble beginning that would mark the start of a life defined by perseverance, excellence, and historic C achievements in service to others;
and 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 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;
and WHEREAS, Caroline Ayres grew up in Dillwyn and was among the first students to transition from a segregated school to an integrated environment at Dillwyn Elementary School in Buckingham County;
and WHEREAS, Caroline Ayres began her career at a time when opportunities for Black women, particularly in the legal profession, were limited;
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 became the first Black attorney from Buckingham County, setting a powerful precedent for future S generations;
through determination and academic excellence, she broke barriers and E became the first Black attorney from Buckingham County, setting a powerful precedent for future R 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;
and WHEREAS, over the course of her career, Caroline Ayres worked in Washington, D.C., for a member of the United States House of Representatives and a member of the United States Senate, served as an assistant 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;
Clifford Ayres-Brown, a graduate of Howard University and a current postgraduate student at Johns Hopkins University, and Deborah Ayres-Brown, a scholar who earned bachelor's and master's 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;
and WHEREAS, Caroline Ayres has inspired others through her courage, determination, and groundbreaking achievements, and she has helped pave the way for greater inclusion and representation within the legal profession;
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