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GA SR4

Resolution

Status

Passed

11/13/2018

Primary Sponsor

Bill Cowsert

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Origin

Senate

2018 Special Session

AI Summary

  • Honors and remembers former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, P. Harris Hines, who was born on September 6, 1943, and dedicated more than four decades to public service on the bench
  • Chief Justice Hines began his judicial career in 1974 when Governor Jimmy Carter appointed him to the State Court of Cobb County; he later served on the Cobb County Superior Court, was appointed to the Georgia Supreme Court by Governor Zell Miller in 1995, and became Chief Justice in 2016
  • Earned his bachelor's and law degrees from Emory University and was voted Cobb County's "Most Admired Community Leader"
  • Expresses the Georgia Senate's deepest regret at his unexpected passing and extends sincere condolences to his surviving family, including his wife Helen, two children, and four grandchildren
  • Directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide a copy of the resolution to the Hines family

Legislative Description

Hines, Honorable P. Harris; condolences

Last Action

Senate Read and Adopted

11/13/2018

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