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2019 SESSION

19106840D
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1020
Offered February 17, 2019
Commending the Honorable Richard J. McCue.
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Patrons-- Hope, Levine, Lopez and Sullivan; Senators: Ebbin, Favola and Howell
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WHEREAS, the Honorable Richard J. McCue, a respected member of the Arlington County community, retired as a judge of the Arlington General District Court in 2019; and

WHEREAS, Richard McCue was born and raised in Massachusetts and came to Virginia to pursue his education, earning a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and a law degree from The College of William & Mary; and

WHEREAS, Richard McCue began his legal career in private practice and was appointed as a judge of the Arlington General District Court of the 17th Judicial District of Virginia on July 16, 2001, and presided over the court with great fairness and wisdom until his well-earned retirement; and

WHEREAS, Richard McCue offered his leadership to his peers in the legal field as a past president of the Arlington County Bar Association and chair of its Criminal Justice Committee and co-chair of the Courts Committee; and

WHEREAS, Richard McCue has served the community as a volunteer with the Friends of Argus and Aurora House and as a youth athletics coach with the Lee District Basketball Association for 10 years; and

WHEREAS, Richard McCue served the Commonwealth with the utmost integrity, dedication, and distinction; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Honorable Richard J. McCue on the occasion of his retirement as a judge of the Arlington General District Court; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Honorable Richard J. McCue as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for his service to Arlington County and the Commonwealth.