VA SJR122

Commends the Honorable Kenneth Ronald Melvin upon his retirement in 2025 after 16 years as a judge on the Portsmouth Circuit Court, including two stints as chief judge

Recognizes his service as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 80th District from 1986 to 2009, where he chaired the Joint Commission on Health Care

Acknowledges his legal career beginning as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, followed by private practice in Portsmouth with two law firms

Notes his community involvement with the Tidewater Legal Aid Society, Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority, and service as legal counsel for the local NAACP

Highlights his appointment as presiding judge of the first multijurisdictional grand jury in the Hampton Roads region covering Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Suffolk