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8 <br /> a. Resolution for the Re-naming the New Orange County Environmental <br /> Proclamation Recognizing Judicial District 15-B District Court Judge Beverly A. <br /> Scarlett Upon Her Retirement <br /> The Board considered voting to approve a proclamation recognizing Judicial District 15- <br /> B District Court Judge Beverly A. Scarlett upon her retirement. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Beverly A. Scarlett was appointed as a Judge for Judicial District 15-B of the North Carolina <br /> District Court System in 2007, becoming the first Woman of Color to serve the district in this <br /> capacity. Judge Scarlett was subsequently elected to the same position by the voters of <br /> Orange and Chatham counties in 2012, 2016 and 2020. <br /> Judge Scarlett has served the residents of Orange and Chatham counties tirelessly and with <br /> distinction as a District Court Judge, and has announced her plans to retire. The attached <br /> proclamation recognizes and expresses sincere gratitude to Judge Beverly A. Scarlett for her <br /> exemplary service, and congratulates Judge Scarlett on her retirement. <br /> Chair Price introduced the item. <br /> Commissioner Greene thanked Judge Scarlett for being an inspiration to her during her <br /> time as an assistant prosecutor on the drug treatment and family courts with Judge Buckner, <br /> and congratulated her on her career. <br /> Latarndra Strong recounted the first time she met Judge Scarlett through their children, <br /> who were friends. She said, at that time, she did not know that Judge Scarlett was a judge, but <br /> she was a firm parent with high expectations. She said she has learned a lot from Judge <br /> Scarlett. She said Judge Scarlett loves this community, and it is evident in her stories and her <br /> decades of services. She said she hopes Judge Scarlett is blessed in her retirement, and <br /> thanked her for her service. <br /> Empress Roi recounted when she met Judge Scarlett during a custody trial. She said <br /> her attorney pressed for her case to be heard by Judge Scarlett, who, after careful deliberation, <br /> restored her custody rights. She said the decision changed her children's trajectory. She said <br /> she is happy to have an opportunity to express her thanks and respect to Judge Scarlett upon <br /> her retirement. <br /> Chair Price said Judge Scarlett has become a true friend, and the roots of the Scarlett <br /> family go deep and wide in Orange County. <br /> Chair Price read the proclamation: <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> PROCLAMATION <br /> RECOGNIZING JUDGE BEVERLY A. SCARLETT <br /> WHEREAS, Beverly A. Scarlett was born in rural Orange County into a family with deep and <br /> extensive roots in the county; and <br /> WHEREAS, in 1983, Scarlett received her undergraduate degree from Saint Augustine's <br /> College, and later enrolled in North Carolina Central University School Law where she earned <br /> her Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1993; and <br /> WHEREAS, Scarlett became the first Woman of Color from Orange County to have a solo <br /> private law practice in Hillsborough; and <br />