HR 112: McCoy, Darin; outstanding public service; commend

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Darin McCoy, who has served in the Georgia Council of Probate Judges and held every office in that organization, including a term as president. It notes his 2016 term as president of the Constitutional Officers of Georgia, a group made up of the state's sheriffs, superior court clerks, tax commissioners, and probate judges, and his work teaching probate court judges and clerks through the University of Georgia's Institute of Continuing Judicial Education. The resolution does not change any law. It simply expresses the House's recognition and best wishes for McCoy, who will have served 36 years in office upon completing his current term in 2028, and directs the Clerk of the House to provide him a copy of the resolution.

• Formally recognizes and commends Darin McCoy for his public service as a Georgia probate judge and officer of statewide judicial organizations.
• States that McCoy has held every office in the Georgia Council of Probate Judges, including a term as president from 2002 to 2003.
• Notes his 2016 presidency of the Constitutional Officers of Georgia and his teaching work for the University of Georgia's Institute of Continuing Judicial Education.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Darin McCoy.

The resolution directly names Darin McCoy, a Georgia probate judge. It also references the Georgia Council of Probate Judges, the Constitutional Officers of Georgia (sheriffs, superior court clerks, tax commissioners, and probate judges), and the University of Georgia's Institute of Continuing Judicial Education.

This is a symbolic honor with no legal effect on Georgians generally. It creates an official record of the House's recognition of one public official's decades of service, which McCoy can keep as a personal memento provided by the Clerk of the House.

• The whereas clauses describe McCoy's roles in the Georgia Council of Probate Judges and the Constitutional Officers of Georgia and his teaching for the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education.
• The resolving clause formally commends McCoy for his public service and extends wishes for his continued health and happiness.
• A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to McCoy.

1. 2025-01-29House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-01-29House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-01-29House Hopper (House)

• William Werkheiser (R, HD-157)Primary sponsor

• probate courts
• legislative commendation
• Georgia judiciary
• public service recognition