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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 444 Offered March 3, 2014 Commending the Virginia Association of Commonwealth's Attorneys. ---------- Patrons-- Bell, Robert B., Cline, Gilbert, Landes, Loupassi and Peace ----------

WHEREAS, the Virginia Association of Commonwealth’s Attorneys celebrates 75 years of serving and supporting Virginia’s prosecutors in 2014; and

WHEREAS, founded in 1939, the Virginia Association of Commonwealth’s Attorneys is a voluntary organization, which today comprises over 750 elected Commonwealth’s Attorneys and their deputies and assistants; and

WHEREAS, the Virginia Association of Commonwealth’s Attorneys works to support the interests of Commonwealth’s Attorneys and their staff members as they represent the Commonwealth and victims of crimes in the justice system; and

WHEREAS, the Virginia Association of Commonwealth’s Attorneys addresses concerns and represents the interests of Commonwealth’s Attorneys in matters relating to legislation, staffing, compensation, communication with other agencies, and other important issues; and

WHEREAS, recognizing the exceptional service to the legal community of assistant or deputy prosecutors beyond their own jurisdictions, the Virginia Association of Commonwealth’s Attorneys annually confers the Warren Von Schuch Distinguished Assistant Award and the Virginia S. Duvall Distinguished Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Prosecutor Award; and

WHEREAS, the Virginia Association of Commonwealth’s Attorneys works to safeguard the citizens of the Commonwealth by supporting law-enforcement efforts; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Virginia Association of Commonwealth’s Attorneys on the occasion of its 75th anniversary; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Virginia Association of Commonwealth’s Attorneys as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the organization’s commitment to supporting those who serve the Commonwealth.