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                                       A CEREMONIAL

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                   IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

                                        October 1, 2024

To recognize and honor Judge Mary Ann Gooden Terrell for her remarkable commitment to

       increasing access to education and safeguarding the welfare of District residents, and her

       distinguished years of public service in the District of Columbia.

       WHEREAS, Judge Terrell has devoted her life to serving the children of the District of

Columbia as an educator and youth advocate providing vital support and opportunity to DC

residents;

       WHEREAS, President Bill Clinton appointed Judge Terrell as an Associate Judge to the

Superior Court of the District of Columbia, serving from September 1997 to June 2009;

        WHEREAS, Judge Terrell was appointed by Mayor Muriel Bowser as a Special Advisor

to the Director of the Department of Employment Service and served as the Interim President

and CEO of the Children and Youth Investment Corporation;

        WHEREAS, Judge Terrell was appointed by the Washington Urban League as Director of

the Dix Street Academy, an alternative high school for youth who dropped out or were pushed

out of DC Public Schools, and served as one of the founders of the Street Law Program;

        WHEREAS, from 1999 to 2003, Judge Terrell conducted judicial training in Mali,

Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Ghana, and Malawi, and, in 2006, was appointed by

the Assistant Secretary of State for Africa to chair an Advisory Commission on the African

Judiciary;

       WHEREAS, Judge Terrell served in the Peace Corps in Andhra Pradesh, a state in

southern India;

      WHEREAS, Judge Terrell was inducted into the Washington Bar Association Hall of

Fame and into the DC Hall of Fame;

     WHEREAS, Judge Terrell is a founding member of the National Congress of Black

Women and the recipient of numerous awards and recognition from the community; and

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       WHEREAS, Judge Terrell received the National Community Service Award from the

National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc.

        RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this

resolution may be cited as the “Judge Mary Ann Gooden Terrell Recognition Resolution of

2024.”

       Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and honors Judge Terrell for

her passion for expanding access to education, her dedication to students and families, and her

commitment to service, both abroad and in the District of Columbia.

       Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.

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