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2023 SESSION

23107110D
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 387
Offered February 20, 2023
Commending the Honorable Jeanette A. Irby.
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Patrons-- Boysko, Favola and Vogel; Delegates: Guzman, LaRock, Murphy and Shin
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WHEREAS, the Honorable Jeanette A. Irby ably served the Loudoun County community and the Commonwealth as a judge of the Loudoun Circuit Court of the 20th Judicial Circuit of Virginia from 2014 to 2022; and

WHEREAS, Jeanette Irby holds degrees from Central Michigan University and the Thomas M. Cooley Law School at Western Michigan University; she previously practiced law with the firm Walker Jones, PC, in Warrenton and developed a comprehensive experience in all areas of civil litigation; and

WHEREAS, Jeanette Irby was primarily focused on domestic relations but handled cases related to complex business disputes, personal injury claims, real estate, land use, medical malpractice, estate administration, and contract disputes; and

WHEREAS, Jeanette Irby served as an assistant county attorney for Fauquier County, then served as town attorney for Leesburg from 2007 to 2014, gaining invaluable experience in local government law, including laws on eminent domain, education, and elections; and

WHEREAS, in 2014, Jeanette Irby was appointed as a judge of the Loudoun Circuit Court of the 20th Judicial Circuit of Virginia and presided over the court with great fairness and wisdom; and

WHEREAS, Jeanette Irby has also offered her leadership and expertise to many other civic organizations; she is a Paul Harris Fellow of the Leesburg Rotary Club, an honorary regent at the Fauquier Court House Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, and a former member of the executive committee of the Judicial Conference of Virginia; and

WHEREAS, after her retirement from the bench, Jeanette Irby completed mediation training at the National Judicial College in Nevada and plans to continue serving the community by mediating family law disputes through alternative dispute resolution; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Honorable Jeanette A. Irby for her service as a judge of the 20th 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 Jeanette A. Irby as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for her service to Loudoun County and the Commonwealth.