Agenda - 09-01-20; 4-b - Resolution of Recognition for Judicial District 15-B Chief District Court Judge Joseph Moody Buckner Upon His Retirement

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2 RES-2020-044 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION OF RECOGNITION FOR JUDICIAL DISTRICT 15-B CHIEF DISTRICT COURT JUDGE JOSEPH MOODY BUCKNER UPON HIS RETIREMENT WHEREAS, Judge Joseph M. Buckner has served as the Chief District Court Judge in Orange and Chatham counties since 1996, when he was appointed by the Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court; and WHEREAS, Judge Buckner has served as a district court judge since his election in 1994 and has been re-elected by the residents of Orange and Chatham counties six more times; and WHERAS, Judge Buckner previously served as the President of the N.C. Conference of District Court Judges and Chief District Court Judges as well serving as a member of the N.C. Governor's Crime Commission and the Commission on Juvenile Crime; and WHEREAS, Judge Buckner supervises the administration of more than 50,000 cases per year, in addition to supervising the magistrates and the trial and judicial assignments for all the court sessions; and WHEREAS, Judge Buckner oversees the Clerk of Superior Court in the discharge of duties, administers the drawing of jury panels, the setting of specialized court sessions including criminal dockets, domestic issues, traffic, family violence, child support, mental health and substance use commitments, juvenile delinquency, child abuse and neglect and felony pleas; and WHEREAS, Judge Buckner has been a champion for individuals with mental health and substance use disorders in our community, and started North Carolina's first mental health diversion court (Community Resource Court) over twenty years ago, with CRC remaining a model for the state; and WHEREAS, Judge Buckner started and has strongly supported the District's first drug treatment courts: Recovery Court and Family Treatment Court; and