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GA HR918
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/4/2022
Primary Sponsor
Chuck Efstration
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AI Summary
- Dedicates the bridge on State Route 20 over the CSX Rail Line south of Reid Street in Gwinnett County as the "Judge Ramón Alvarado Bridge" in memory of Judge Alvarado, who passed away on July 20, 2020, from complications of acute myeloid leukemia
- Judge Alvarado was sworn in as Gwinnett County's first judge of Korean and Hispanic descent in January 2019, after previously working as a public defender in Coweta County and running his own criminal defense firm for ten years
- Indigent clients made up roughly half of Judge Alvarado's caseload during his decade in private practice, reflecting his commitment to equal justice regardless of economic means
- Directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the bridge
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Judge Alvarado's family and the Department of Transportation
Legislative Description
Judge Ramon Alvarado Bridge; Gwinnett County; dedicate
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/9/2022
Committee Referrals
Transportation3/8/2022
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