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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 407 Commending Robert B. Spencer, Jr.

Agreed to by the Senate, February 25, 1995 Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 25, 1995

WHEREAS, General District Judge Robert B. Spencer, Jr., who has served on the bench for nearly 35 years, has announced his retirement, effective June 1, 1995; and

WHEREAS, a native of Dillwyn, Robert Spencer graduated from Hampden-Sydney College and earned his law degree from Washington & Lee University in 1951; and

WHEREAS, Robert Spencer was a lawyer in general practice in Buckingham when he was first asked to serve as a substitute judge; and

WHEREAS, on August 1, 1960, Robert Spencer was appointed by the circuit court to succeed Judge G. M. Rogers on the county lower court, a position that was then only part-time; and

WHEREAS, in 1973, Judge Spencer became the lower court judge for Cumberland County, and in 1979, when Virginia made all of its sitting judges full-time, Judge Spencer was one of the judges selected to represent the 10th Judicial Circuit; and

WHEREAS, through nearly 35 years of service on the bench, Judge Robert Spencer has served the citizens of the 10th Circuit with wisdom, integrity, and great distinction; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That Judge Robert B. Spencer, Jr., be commended on the completion of a judicial career marked by singular dedication to the citizens of the Commonwealth and to the cause of justice; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Judge Robert B. Spencer, Jr., as an expression of the Senate's admiration and gratitude for his outstanding career and best wishes for a long, fulfilling, and well-earned retirement.