LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION paying tribute to The Honorable Frank B.
Williams, Justice of the New York State Supreme Court upon the occasion
of his retirement

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that the quality and
character of life in this great Empire State are indelibly enriched by
the faithful and caring efforts of those who have devoted their lives to
public service and have distinguished themselves in their profession;
and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern and fully in accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to recognize
and commend The Honorable Frank B. Williams, Justice of the New York
State Supreme Court for the Fourth Judicial District, upon the occasion
of his retirement after 38 years of exemplary public service on behalf
of the people of Saratoga County and the State of New York; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of St. Peter's Academy, now Saratoga Central
Catholic High School, in Saratoga Springs, the University of Notre Dame
and Albany Law School, Frank B. Williams was a Saratoga County Assistant
District Attorney from 1972 through 1983; and
WHEREAS, Frank B. Williams was elected Saratoga County Court Judge in
1983 and served ably in that position from 1984 to 1993; and
WHEREAS, He was elected a State Supreme Court Justice in 1993; he was
re-elected to that position in 2007 and served with distinction as
Justice of the New York State Supreme Court for the Fourth Judicial
District, Saratoga County, from 1994 until his well-deserved retirement
in 2010; and
WHEREAS, For more than 30 years as a member of the judiciary, The
Honorable Frank B. Williams has combined ability and understanding of
the law, and its practice, with wit, firmness and compassion; and
WHEREAS, The colleagues and members of the community he has served so
well for so long, along with his friends and family will gather at The
Holiday Inn in Saratoga Springs, New York, on Wednesday, April 13, 2011,
to honor Frank B. Williams as he completes his long and distinguished
career on the bench; and
WHEREAS, Frank B. Williams' distinguished record merits the recogni-
tion and respectful tribute of this Legislative Body; his decisions and
actions, whether rendered as a Saratoga County Assistant District Attor-
ney, as a Saratoga County Court Judge, or as the Justice of the New York
State Supreme Court for the Fourth Judicial District, have touched the
lives of thousands of area residents; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Justice of the New York State Supreme Court for the Fourth Judi-
cial District Frank B. Williams upon the occasion of his retirement, to
recognize his long and honorable public service to the people of Sarato-
ga County and the State of New York, and to wish him well in his retire-
ment; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to The Honorable Frank B. Williams.