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Senate
Resolution 615
By:
Senators Seay of the 34th, Reed of the 35th, Jones of the 10th, Miles of the
43rd, Butler of the 55th and others
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the memory of Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr., and expressing regret at his passing; and
for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
news of the passing of famed attorney Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr., is received with
deep regret by this body; and
WHEREAS,
the life led by this distinguished gentleman of 67 years rendered his name dear
to the hearts of his family and many fellow citizens alike; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Cochran, the grandson of a Louisiana sharecropper, was internationally
recognized as an outstanding trial lawyer, civil libertarian, and philanthropist
and considered one of the leading authorities on criminal justice in the United
States; and
WHEREAS,
his numerous honors included being named by the National Law Journal as one of
the ten most successful litigators in 1992, inducted into the American College
of Trial Lawyers in 1993, designated by
Time
magazine as a "Headliner for 1995," the recipient of the prestigious "Trumpet
Award" from Turner Broadcasting in 1996, and elected to membership in the
exclusive Inner Circle of Advocates (the top 100 plaintiff's lawyers in the
United States) in 1996; and
WHEREAS,
while in life he commanded the esteem of his fellow citizens, in his death we
mingle our sympathies with the grief of his family and friends.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body honor the
memory of Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr., and express their regret at his
passing.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the family of Johnnie L.
Cochran, Jr.