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GA SR797
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/28/2022
Primary Sponsor
Nan Orrock
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AI Summary
- Georgia Senate recognizes and commends Judy Davis Walker for her history-making role as the first Black full-time officer in the Roswell Police Department and the first Black female police officer in the Fulton County Police Department, where she served from April 30, 1976, until 1981
- Walker was a 1975 graduate of the University of Georgia's Operation CatchUp Program, designed to encourage women and minorities to pursue law enforcement careers
- As an early practitioner of community policing, Walker faced racial and sexual harassment but upheld her oath while focusing on deterrents to incarceration and encouraging positive alternatives in diverse Fulton County communities
- Walker became the first Fulton County police officer to give birth while employed in 1981, after which she resigned to become a stay-at-home mother before pursuing a career in insurance and financial services
- A 40-year resident of Atlanta's Oakland City neighborhood, Walker has served as longtime president of the Oakland City Neighborhood Association, a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and a participant in her Neighborhood Planning Unit and the Fort McPherson Local Redevelopment Authority
Legislative Description
Walker, Judy Davis; recognize
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
3/28/2022
Full Bill Text
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