SJR85 Summary

• Commends Senator Cam Ward of Alabaster for his distinguished service in the Alabama Legislature, which ended December 7, 2020, when he assumed the role of Director of the Bureau of Pardons and Paroles

• Recognizes Ward's extensive public service career including roles as Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Secretary of State, Marshall Memorial fellow in Europe, and House member for two terms before election to the Senate in 2010

• Notes Ward served as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee for nine years and President of the Alabama Law Institute for 10 years, achieving meaningful progress in economic growth, ethics laws, and criminal justice reform

• Highlights national recognition including 2009 Easter Seals Elected Official of the Year, 2017 Autism Speaks National Legislator of the Year, and 2017 membership in the Faith and Justice Fellowship of the national Prison Fellowship

• Resolves to deliver a copy of the resolution to Senator Ward as recognition of his service and best wishes for his future public service