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AL HJR31
Joint Resolution
Status
Passed
2/21/2012
Primary Sponsor
John Knight
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AI Summary
- Commends attorney Fred David Gray on being honored by Jones Law School at Faulkner University on February 9-10, 2012
- Recognizes Gray's 57-year legal career and landmark civil rights cases including representation of Rosa Parks, serving as first civil rights attorney for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and cases establishing voting rights, jury service protections, and school desegregation
- Acknowledges Gray as one of the first African-Americans elected to the Alabama House of Representatives since Reconstruction, first African-American President of the Alabama State Bar Association, and 43rd President of the National Bar Association
- Notes Gray's honors including Fellow status in the American Bar Foundation, American College of Trial Lawyers, and International Society of Barristers, plus service on court-appointed committees
- Adopted by the House on February 9, 2012 and the Senate on February 16, 2012
Legislative Description
Gray, Fred David, commended
Resolutions, Congratulatory
Last Action
Delivered to Governor at 5:23 p. m. on February 21, 2012.
2/21/2012
Committee Referrals
Rules2/9/2012
Rules2/7/2012
Full Bill Text
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