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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 1, 2020 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 4-b <br /> SUBJECT: Resolution of Recognition for Judicial District 15-B Chief District Court Judge <br /> Joseph Moody Buckner Upon His Retirement <br /> DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners, <br /> Criminal Justice Resource <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Resolution David Hunt, 919-245-2126 <br /> Cait Fenhagen, 919-245-2303 <br /> PURPOSE: To approve a resolution recognizing Judicial District 15-B Chief District Court <br /> Judge Joseph Moody Buckner upon his retirement. <br /> BACKGROUND: Judge Joseph M. Buckner was elected as a district court judge in 1994 and <br /> was re-elected by the residents of Orange and Chatham counties six more times after his initial <br /> election. In 1996, the Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court appointed Judge <br /> Buckner as the Chief District Court Judge in Orange and Chatham counties and he has served <br /> in that capacity since that time. <br /> Judge Buckner also previously served as President of the N.C. Conference of District Court <br /> Judges and Chief District Court Judges as well as serving as a member of the N.C. Governor's <br /> Crime Commission and the Commission on Juvenile Crime. <br /> Judge Buckner has served the residents of Orange and Chatham County tirelessly and with <br /> distinction for close to 30 years as a district court judge, and announced over the summer his <br /> retirement. The attached resolution was presented by BOCC Chair Penny Rich at Judge <br /> Buckner's retirement event in late July 2020, and staff requests that the Board formally adopt <br /> the resolution recognizing Judge Buckner for his service. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with approving the resolution. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated <br /> with the resolution. <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal <br /> impact associated with the resolution. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve and authorize the <br /> Chair to sign the resolution, and express its appreciation to Judge Buckner for his service. <br />