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18104278D
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 192
Offered February 26, 2018
Commending the Honorable Burke F. McCahill.
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Patrons-- Wexton, Black, Favola and Vogel; Delegates: Bell, John J., Boysko, Delaney, Gooditis, LaRock, Murphy and Reid
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WHEREAS, the Honorable Burke F. McCahill retired as a judge of the Loudoun Circuit Court of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Virginia on January 1, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Burke McCahill holds a bachelor’s degree from The College of William and Mary and a law degree from the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond; and

WHEREAS, Burke McCahill was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 1976 and worked as an attorney in private practice in Leesburg for many years; he also served as chair of the Family Law Section of the Virginia State Bar and was a member of the George Mason American Inn of Court; and

WHEREAS, Burke McCahill served as a judge of the Loudoun Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court of the Twentieth Judicial District of Virginia from 1998 to 2000, when he was appointed as a judge of the Loudoun Circuit Court of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Virginia; and

WHEREAS, Burke McCahill presided with great fairness and wisdom for nearly two decades, becoming the most senior circuit court judge in Loudoun County; he was named chief judge of the Loudoun Circuit Court from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2013 to 2015; and

WHEREAS, a man of great integrity, Burke McCahill served Loudoun County and the Commonwealth with the utmost dedication and distinction; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Honorable Burke F. McCahill on the occasion of his retirement, in 2017, as a judge of the Loudoun Circuit Court of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Virginia; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Honorable Burke F. McCahill as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for his service to Loudoun County and the Commonwealth.