Bill Text: GA SR1522 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Georgia Senate Resolution 1522 (Prior Session Legislation)

Enrolled

Bill Title: Mikell, Honorable Charles B.; recognize

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-04-21 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR1522 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-SR1522-Enrolled.html

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Senate Resolution 1522

By: Senator Carter of the 1st

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing and commending the Honorable Charles B. Mikell; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, the Honorable Charles B. Mikell is an honest and dedicated public servant who strives for excellence in all his endeavors and whose primary concern has been the fair and impartial administration of justice; and

WHEREAS, Judge Mikell has diligently and conscientiously devoted his time, talents, and energy to the betterment of his community and the State of Georgia as a judge for 20 years, serving in state court, superior court, and in his current role with the Court of Appeals; and

WHEREAS, he served as a guardian of this nation's freedom and liberty with the United States Army as an intelligence officer, entering the service as a second lieutenant and earning the rank of captain before his honorable discharge; and

WHEREAS, while in the Army, Judge Mikell valiantly and courageously protected his fellow Americans during an assignment in West Germany and as an advisor to South Vietnamese forces, and his meritorious service was recognized with a Bronze Star; and

WHEREAS, a native of Savannah, Georgia, Judge Mikell earned a bachelor's degree from Princeton University and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for graduate work, where he was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to complete a year of dissertation research in Prague and London; and

WHEREAS, Judge Mikell taught Soviet History and Western Civilization at Armstrong State College, graduated cum laude with a law degree from the University of Georgia, and practiced law for nine years in Savannah with the firm of Brannen, Wessels and Searcy; and

WHEREAS, this talented barrister was appointed to the Chatham County State Court in 1985, won an election for an open seat on the superior court in 1992, and in May, 2010, he will have completed ten years on the Georgia Court of Appeals; and

WHEREAS, his colleagues know him as a clear thinker and hard worker, as a man whose strong convictions are supported by meticulous research and careful consideration, and as an equitable, impartial leader whose decisions are governed by the rules of honesty and fair play; and

WHEREAS, his leadership and guidance have been instrumental on several boards and organizations, including the King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation, the Neighbor-to-Neighbor Justice Center, the United Way, the Coastal Empire Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Chatham Academy, the Savannah Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, and Christ Episcopal Church in Savannah; and

WHEREAS, Judge Mikell is united in love and marriage to Dr. Julia LeCraw Mikell, and they have been blessed with three remarkable sons, Chuck, John, and Sam, and it is abundantly fitting and proper that the extraordinary accomplishments of this distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend the Honorable Charles B. Mikell for his efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service to Chatham County and the State of Georgia.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Honorable Charles B. Mikell.