HJR59 Summary

• Commends Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court Judge John H. England, Jr. for 28 years of dedicated service on the judicial bench

• Honors Judge England's career achievements including appointment to the Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court in 1993, service on the Alabama Supreme Court from 1999-2001, and return to Circuit Court in 2001

• Recognizes Judge England as the first African American University of Alabama Law School graduate to have all three of his children graduate from the same law school, including U.S. Magistrate Judge John H. England III and Alabama House member Chris England

• Acknowledges Judge England's distinction as the first African American to have a dormitory named after him on the University of Alabama campus and his induction into the Tuscaloosa County Civic Hall of Fame in 2006

• Extends best wishes for continued success and happiness during Judge England's retirement