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MS HR86
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/24/2022
Primary Sponsor
Debra Gibbs
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AI Summary
- Commends and congratulates former Mississippi Representative and former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Fred Lee Banks, Jr. for receiving the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award from The Mississippi Bar
- Recognizes Banks' career achievements including his role as co-founder of Mississippi's first interracial law office (Anderson, Banks, Nichols and Leventhal) and his civil rights advocacy work with the Mississippi NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
- Notes Banks served in the Mississippi House of Representatives starting in 1975, where he chaired the House Ethics Committee, House Judiciary Committee, and Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus
- Details Banks' judicial service as Circuit Judge for the 7th Circuit District (1985-1991) and as Mississippi Supreme Court Justice (1991-2001), during which he authored 612 opinions
- Directs distribution of the resolution to Fred Lee Banks, Jr., The Mississippi Bar, and the Capitol Press Corps
Legislative Description
Honorable Fred Lee Banks, Jr.; commend and congratulate upon receiving the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Last Action
Enrolled Bill Signed
3/24/2022
Committee Referrals
Rules3/17/2022
Full Bill Text
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