South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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H. 5266

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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Whitmire, Sandifer, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Bedingfield, Bernstein, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Branham, Brannon, G.A. Brown, R.L. Brown, Burns, Chumley, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cole, H.A. Crawford, K.R. Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Edge, Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrester, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gambrell, George, Gilliard, Goldfinch, Govan, Hamilton, Hardee, Hardwick, Harrell, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Kennedy, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, M.S. McLeod, W.J. McLeod, Merrill, Mitchell, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, Neal, Newton, Norman, Norrell, R.L. Ott, Owens, Parks, Patrick, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Ridgeway, Riley, Rivers, Robinson-Simpson, Rutherford, Ryhal, Sabb, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Vick, Weeks, Wells, Whipper, White, Williams, Willis and Wood
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Introduced in the House on May 15, 2014
Adopted by the House on May 15, 2014

Summary: Honorable Alexander Stephens Macaulay

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/15/2014  House   Introduced and adopted (House Journal-page 51)

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5/15/2014

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A HOUSE RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE HONORABLE ALEXANDER STEPHENS MACAULAY, OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AFTER TWENTY YEARS OF EXEMPLARY SERVICE, AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to learn that the Honorable Alexander Stephens "Alex" Macaulay will begin a well-deserved retirement after twenty years of distinguished contributions to the judicial system in the Palmetto State; and

Whereas, born on Sullivans Island on January 31, 1942, Alex Macaulay is the son of the late Dr. Neill Webster and Eliza Singleton Barron Macaulay, and he was reared in Columbia and earned a bachelor's degree in history from The Citadel in 1963; and

Whereas, in the proud tradition of the sons of South Carolina, he served his country in the United States Army, including a tour of duty in Vietnam where he was awarded the Combat Medic's Badge, Bronze Star, and Air Medal; and

Whereas, Alex Macaulay earned a juris doctorate from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1970, serving as a law clerk in the Office of the South Carolina Attorney General during his time as a law student and served as an assistant attorney general from 1970 through 1972; and

Whereas, in 1973, he joined the private practice of the Honorable J. Pat Miley, under the firm name of Miley and Macaulay. He served as president of the Oconee County Bar in 1980 and a member of the State Board of Education, representing the Tenth Circuit from 1979 to 1980; and

Whereas, elected to the South Carolina Senate to represent District One in 1980, he served until his election as judge of the Tenth Judicial Circuit in 1994. Senator Macaulay served as chairman of the Medical Affairs Committee and was a member of the Finance, Judiciary, Education, Banking and Insurance, and of the Labor, Commerce and Industry committees; and

Whereas, actively engaged in the practice of law for twenty-four years, he represented the public sector, plaintiffs and defendants, in civil and criminal trials and on appeals, with cases tried or ultimate disposition being made on appeal in all levels of the courts of this State and the United States; and

Whereas, together with his beloved wife, the former Maria Locke Boineau, he reared two fine children, Mrs. Maria M. Sellers and Dr. Alexander Stephens Macaulay, Jr., and they blessed their parents with five adored grandchildren: Maria Locke and Sarah Calhoun Sellers; and Eliza Maxwell, Lee Edward, and Kate Eleanor Macaulay; and

Whereas, Judge Macaulay is a member of the Walhalla Presbyterian Church where he teaches Sunday school and has served as a deacon and elder; and

Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is grateful for the years of dedication that Alex Macaulay has devoted to the citizens of our State, and the members wish him many years of enjoyment in his well-earned retirement. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and commend the Honorable Alexander Stephens Macaulay, of the Tenth Judicial Circuit, upon the occasion of his retirement after twenty years of outstanding service, and wish him continued success and happiness in all his future endeavors.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Honorable Alexander Stephens Macaulay.

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