Bill Text: VA HJR435 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Commending the Honorable R. Bruce Long.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2014-03-07 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ435ER) [HJR435 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2014-HJR435-Introduced.html
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14105464D WHEREAS, the Honorable R. Bruce Long, a diligent public servant in Gloucester County, retired on January 1, 2014, as a judge of the Gloucester Circuit Court of the 9th Judicial Circuit of Virginia; and WHEREAS, a former member of the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors, Bruce Long and his wife, Joy, opened a private practice to serve the legal needs of the community; and WHEREAS, in 1998, Bruce Long was appointed as a judge pro tempore of the Gloucester General District Court of the 9th Judicial District of Virginia, and he was appointed as a judge of the court in 1999; and WHEREAS, in March 2009, Judge Long was appointed and proudly served as a judge of the Gloucester Circuit Court of the 9th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, where he presided with great fairness and wisdom until his retirement; and WHEREAS, a man of great integrity, Judge Long served the Gloucester County community and the Commonwealth with dedication and distinction, and he will continue to serve as a substitute judge; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Honorable R. Bruce Long on the occasion of his retirement as a judge of the Gloucester Circuit Court of the 9th Judicial Circuit of Virginia; and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Honorable R. Bruce Long as an expression of the General Assembly's respect and admiration for his service and best wishes on his well-earned retirement. |
