Bill Text: VA SJR217 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Commending Edgar Martin Wright, Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-03-10 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ217ER) [SJR217 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2022-SJR217-Introduced.html
WHEREAS, Edgar Martin Wright, Jr., was originally appointed as Commonwealth's Attorney for Buckingham County in 1976; and
WHEREAS, Edgar "E. M." Wright was elected as Commonwealth's Attorney for Buckingham County on November 8, 1977; he was reelected in every subsequent election over the next 45 years, having run unopposed in every election; and
WHEREAS, E. M. Wright has served and continues to serve on numerous committees of the Virginia State Bar, including as a member of the Virginia State Bar Council and chair of the Lawyer Discipline Committee and Fifth District Committee; and
WHEREAS, E. M. Wright has served on the Virginia Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services Council Board for more than two decades; and
WHEREAS, E. M. Wright served as president of the Virginia Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services Council from 2000 to 2001; and
WHEREAS, E. M. Wright also serves as County Attorney for Buckingham County as well as counsel for the Buckingham County and Cumberland County Departments of Social Services; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Edgar Martin Wright, Jr., for his outstanding service as Commonwealth's Attorney of Buckingham County; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Edgar Martin Wright, Jr., as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for his contributions to the residents of Buckingham County.
