Bill > CER23-0273

This Resolution, the "Judge Wendell P. Gardner, Jr. Retirement Ceremonial Recognition Resolution of 2020," formally acknowledges and celebrates the retirement of Judge Wendell P. Gardner, Jr. after nearly three decades of dedicated service to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The resolution highlights his extensive career, beginning with his education in Washington, D.C., and his academic achievements at Howard University and Washington University, followed by his legal education at The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law. It details his professional journey as a business consultant, an attorney and lobbyist for Sears, Roebuck & Co., and a partner in a law firm before his appointment to the Superior Court bench by President George H.W. Bush in 1991. The resolution further enumerates his significant contributions, including service in all divisions of the Court, his leadership as Presiding Judge of the Probate and Tax Divisions, his extensive involvement in various judicial committees such as the Committee on the Selection and Tenure of Magistrate Judges and the Criminal Justice Act Panel Implementation Committee, and his recognition with honors like being inducted into the Washington Bar Association Hall of Fame. The resolution's primary purpose is to express the Council's recognition of Judge Gardner's impact on the judicial system and the District of Columbia as he retires on March 19, 2020.