Virginia HJ 351: Commending Edgar Martin Wright, Jr.

Bill Text

2022SESSION
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HOUSEJOINTRESOLUTIONNO.351
Commending Edgar Martin Wright, Jr.
AgreedtobytheHouseofDelegates,March8,2022
AgreedtobytheSenate,March9,2022
WHEREAS, Edgar Martin Wright, Jr., was originally appointed as Commonwealth's Attorney for
Buckingham County in 1976; and
WHEREAS, Edgar Martin "E. M." Wright, Jr., was elected as Commonwealth's Attorney for
Buckingham County on November 8, 1977; he was reelected in every subsequent election over the next
45 years, having run unopposed in every election; and
WHEREAS, E. M. Wright has served and continues to serve on numerous committees of the
Virginia State Bar, including as a member of the Virginia State Bar Council and chair of the Lawyer
Discipline Committee and Fifth District Committee; and
WHEREAS, E. M. Wright has served on the Virginia Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services Council
Board for more than two decades; and
WHEREAS, E. M. Wright served as president of the Virginia Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services
Council from 2000 to 2001; and
WHEREAS, E. M. Wright serves as County Attorney for Buckingham County as well as counsel for
the Buckingham County and Cumberland County Departments of Social Services; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby
commend Edgar Martin Wright, Jr., for his outstanding service as Commonwealth's Attorney of
Buckingham County; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution
for presentation to Edgar Martin Wright, Jr., as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for
his contributions to the residents of Buckingham County.
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