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This resolution commends the Honorable S. Bernard Goodwyn for his exemplary leadership and dedicated service to the Commonwealth of Virginia upon his retirement as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, Virginia's highest court. The resolution highlights his distinguished career, beginning with his early academic and athletic achievements, his legal education at Harvard University and the University of Virginia School of Law, and his private practice before serving at all levels of the Virginia judiciary, including as a judge of the Chesapeake General District Court and Chesapeake Circuit Court. It further notes his appointment as a justice to the Supreme Court of Virginia in 2007, his unanimous election to a full term, and his subsequent unanimous election as chief justice in 2022, where he led the court and statewide judicial policy. The resolution also acknowledges his extensive service on various judicial committees and boards, his championship of problem-solving and treatment-focused judicial programs, and the numerous awards he received, including the Harry L. Carrico Outstanding Career Service Award and the Virginia Bar Association's Gerald L. Baliles Distinguished Service Award, all while being admired for his integrity, humility, and steady leadership.

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SR26