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GA SR1043
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/24/2012
Primary Sponsor
Vincent Fort
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AI Summary
- Recognizes and commends John Sweet for receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the State Bar of Georgia and the Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism on February 28, 2012
- Began his service in Georgia as a VISTA volunteer in Atlanta in 1968, earned his law degree from Atlanta Law School, and began practicing law on July 1, 1975
- Represented pro bono over 200 survivors of domestic violence and served as the first attorney of record for plaintiffs in Bowers v. Hardwick, which laid groundwork for the Supreme Court's 2003 decision in Lawrence v. Texas
- Served on the Atlanta City Council, the Atlanta Housing Authority board, and chaired Metro Fair Housing Services and GreenLaw for ten years; cofounded Georgia Conservation Voters and the BOND Community Federal Credit Union
- Founded the Atlanta Youth Soccer Association and Phoenix Youth Soccer Association to serve thousands of children, personally recruiting coaches, securing fields, coaching, and refereeing
Legislative Description
Sweet, John; recognize
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
2/24/2012
Full Bill Text
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