South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014
H. 5266
STATUS INFORMATION
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, CobbHunter, 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, RobinsonSimpson, 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
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gm\24102sd14.docx
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
DateBodyAction Description with journal page number
5/15/2014HouseIntroduced and adopted (House Journalpage51)
VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
5/15/2014
AHOUSE RESOLUTION
TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMENDTHE 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” Macaulaywill begin a welldeserved 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 historyfrom 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 Macaulayearned 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 twentyfour years, he represented the public sector, plaintiffs and defendants, in civil and criminal trials and on appeals, with cases triedor 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 Representativesis grateful for the years of dedication that AlexMacaulay has devoted to the citizens of our State, and the members wish him many years of enjoyment in his wellearned 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 commendthe 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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