HJR232 Summary

• Commends Judge Myron Calvin Milford, Jr. for his career and service to Lafayette and Alabama, recognizing his achievements in legal and judicial fields and community development.

• Judge Milford graduated from Chambers Academy in 1981, earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Auburn University in 1985, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama in 1988.

• Served as Assistant District Attorney in Randolph County from 1988-1990, opened a private law practice in Lafayette in 1991, and served as Municipal Attorney for Lafayette from 1996-2005.

• Appointed District Judge in Chambers County by Governor Bob Riley on May 3, 2005, and elected to three additional six-year terms in 2006, 2012, and 2018; implemented one of the first state-wide drug court programs with an 85 percent graduation rate and 10 percent recidivism rate.

• Honored for personal community involvement including courthouse expansion and renovation efforts, commissioning the Joe Louis statue, serving on the Chambers County Educational Foundation Board, and active participation in multiple civic and religious organizations.