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RES - 2018 - 075 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION OF RECOGNITION <br /> FOR <br /> JAMES STANFORD <br /> WHEREAS , James ( Jamie ) C . Stanford has served as Orange County Clerk of Superior <br /> Court since May 2001 and was elected four times by the people of Orange County ; and <br /> WHEREAS , under his leadership , 25 staff members have been responsible for all <br /> clerical record keeping functions of the General Courts of Justice ; and <br /> WHEREAS , as judge of probate , the Clerk of Court has exclusive original jurisdiction <br /> over matters relating to the probate of wills and the administration of estates ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the Clerk of Court also presides over many legal matters including <br /> adoptions , incompetency proceedings , condemnation of private lands for public use , <br /> and foreclosures ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Mr . Stanford has provided area leadership as Chair of the Rules of Record <br /> Keeping Committee and Chair of the Estates and Special Proceedings Forms <br /> Committee with the NC Administrative Office of the Courts ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Jamie Stanford has diligently executed the duties of his office to the <br /> betterment of the residents of Orange County ; <br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners expresses its deep appreciation , gratitude and respect to James C . <br /> Stanford for the services throughout the court system provided under Mr . Stanford ' s <br /> leadership for the people of Orange County . <br /> This the 3rd day of December 2018 . <br /> IWO <br /> ON <br /> Penny Rich , Chair <br /> 17 Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> i ' x�l <br />