Bill > SJR0999

This resolution, a formal expression of recognition by both the Tennessee Senate and House of Representatives, honors Supreme Court Justice Holly Kirby upon her retirement from the bench after twelve years of service on the Tennessee Supreme Court. The resolution highlights her extensive and distinguished career, noting her groundbreaking role as the first woman to serve on the Tennessee Court of Appeals and her subsequent appointment to the state's highest court. It commends her productivity and insight as an appellate jurist, her successful statewide elections, and her leadership as Chief Justice, during which she championed crucial improvements to indigent representation funding and enhanced protections for judicial officials. The resolution also acknowledges her lifelong dedication to Tennessee, her academic achievements, her early career as a judicial law clerk and private practice attorney where she became the first female partner at her firm, her commitment to judicial ethics, and the numerous honors and awards she has received throughout her career, expressing best wishes for her retirement.

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