HR419: Commending Lenna Jo Davis.


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 419
Commending Lenna Jo Davis.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 20, 2017

 

WHEREAS, Lenna Jo Davis served the Portsmouth community and the Commonwealth for more than four decades as a clerk of the Portsmouth General District Court; and

WHEREAS, after graduating from Tidewater Community College, Lenna Jo “Jody” Davis joined the staff of the Portsmouth General District Court in 1973, where she helped bring uniformity to the Traffic Division and the Criminal Division and served as a Deputy Clerk; and

WHEREAS, Jody Davis served as supervisor of the Criminal Division, then was appointed as Clerk on August 31, 2007; among her many accomplishments, she oversaw the design of a new courthouse and completed the move to the Portsmouth Judicial Center in 2012; and

WHEREAS, placing a high emphasis on professional development, Jody Davis has attended nearly every conference sponsored by the Office of the Executive Secretary since 1974; and

WHEREAS, Jody Davis was a longtime member of numerous professional and peer organizations, including the Association of Clerks of the District Courts of Virginia, where she held many leadership positions; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Lenna Jo Davis hereby be commended on the occasion of her retirement as a clerk of the Portsmouth General District Court; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Lenna Jo Davis as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for her many years of service.

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 419

Offered February 16, 2017
Commending Lenna Jo Davis.
Patron-- Heretick

WHEREAS, Lenna Jo Davis served the Portsmouth community and the Commonwealth for more than four decades as a clerk of the Portsmouth General District Court; and

WHEREAS, after graduating from Tidewater Community College, Lenna “Jody” Davis joined the staff of the Portsmouth General District Court in 1973, where she helped bring uniformity to the Traffic Division and the Criminal Division and served as a Deputy Clerk; and

WHEREAS, in 1980, Jody Davis joined the staff of the Portsmouth General District Court; she served as supervisor of the Criminal Division, then was appointed as Clerk on August 31, 2007; among her many accomplishments, she oversaw the design of a new courthouse and completed the move to the Portsmouth Judicial Center in 2012; and

WHEREAS, placing a high emphasis on professional development, Jody Davis has attended nearly every conference sponsored by the Office of the Executive Secretary since 1974; and

WHEREAS, Jody Davis was a longtime member of numerous professional and peer organizations, including the Association of Clerks of the District Courts of Virginia, where she held many leadership positions; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Lenna Jo Davis hereby be commended on the occasion of her retirement as a clerk of the Portsmouth General District Court; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Lenna Jo Davis as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for her many years of service.