05 LC 98
0041
House
Resolution 48
By:
Representatives Dodson of the
75th,
Barnes of the
78th,
Buckner of the
76th,
Abdul-Salaam of the
74th,
Jordan of the
77th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
Honorable Martha K. Glaze and designating the Clayton Regional Youth Detention
Center as the Martha K. Glaze Regional Youth Detention Center; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Honorable Martha K. Glaze served with distinction and ability for 22 years as
the presiding judge of the Juvenile Court of the Clayton Judicial Circuit;
and
WHEREAS,
she retired in 1999 and has since been appointed senior judge serving the
citizens of Clayton County and the State of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
she is a 1968 graduate of John Marshall Law School and was admitted to practice
in the same year; and
WHEREAS,
she was appointed Judge of the Juvenile Court of Clayton County in 1977, and
throughout her tenure on the bench she has earned a reputation as a dedicated
advocate for children and youth in Georgia and throughout the United States;
and
WHEREAS,
her reputation as a child advocate throughout the State of Georgia and the
United States, which resulted in her appointments to the Advisory Board of the
Department of Children and Youth, the Commission on Family Courts of the State
Bar of Georgia, the Judicial Advisory Council of the Department of Juvenile
Justice, the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Continuing Legal Education,
and the Board of Trustees of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court
Judges and her selection as President of the Georgia Council of Juvenile Court
Judges and her service as a judicial advisor on the Committee on Family Violence
of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges developing the Model
Code on Domestic and Family Violence, merits the state's commendation;
and
WHEREAS,
she has been honored with the Champions of Character Award by the Georgia
Department of Children and Youth Services, the Fairness Award for "Commendable
and Consistent Demonstration" of fairness in "daily decisions and activities,"
and the highest recognition bestowed upon a judicial member of the National
Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges for meritorious service to Juvenile
Courts of America; and
WHEREAS,
she continues her service to children and youth in her retirement as senior
judge, Chairperson of the Clayton Collaborative authority, member of the Board
of Directors of the Georgia Court Appointed Special Advocates, Inc. (CASA), and
member of the First Baptist Church of Jonesboro; and
WHEREAS,
few Georgians have had a greater impact on the children and youth of this state
than the Honorable Martha K. Glaze.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the members of
this body recognize and commend Honorable Martha K. Glaze for her lifetime of
dedicated service to the State of Georgia and its citizens.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in recognition of her lifetime of service, the Clayton
County Regional Youth Detention Center located in Lovejoy, Clayton County,
Georgia, and currently serving Clayton, Henry, and Fayette Counties as
designated by the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, is hereinafter
designated the "Martha K. Glaze Regional Youth Detention Center" and the
Department of Juvenile Justice is authorized and directed to place and maintain
appropriate signs so designating such facility.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to Honorable
Martha K. Glaze and to the Department of Juvenile Justice.