[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E24-E25]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             CELEBRATING LEARNED DAVIS BARRY'S LEGAL CAREER

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                        HON. A. DONALD McEACHIN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 11, 2022

  Mr. McEACHIN. Madam Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
celebrate Mr. Learned Davis Barry on the occasion of his retirement.
  Mr. Barry has deep ties to the Commonwealth of Virginia. He earned 
his B.A. from the University of Virginia, his J.D. from the University 
of Richmond Law School, and was admitted to practice law in the 
Commonwealth on May 21, 1974, almost 50 years ago.
  Mr. Barry's commitment to service has been a hallmark of his legal 
career. He followed in his father's footsteps by registering for 
military service, serving as an Air Force JAG officer for four years 
following his graduation from law school. Over the next forty-four 
years of Mr. Barry's career, he served as a prosecutor in the Richmond 
Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, the Henrico Commonwealth's Attorney's 
Office, and the Chesterfield Commonwealth's Attorney's Office.
  As he progressed throughout his career, Mr. Barry took on 
increasingly robust and challenging roles as a public servant. He 
served as the Special Prosecutor responsible for running the multi-
jurisdictional Grand Jury for the City of Richmond and the counties of 
Henrico and Chesterfield. When he returned to the Richmond 
Commonwealth's Attorney's Office in the early 2000s, Mr. Barry created 
a ``Murder Program'' in the office, focusing on the successful 
investigation and prosecution of homicides in Richmond. This work 
resulted in a high clearance rate for murder cases in the City of 
Richmond, including the infamous murder of the Harvey family on New 
Year's Day 2006.
  However, Mr. Barry's most lasting legacy is the impact he has had on 
the hundreds of

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younger prosecutors that he mentored. Through his advice and training 
over the decades, prosecutors in Richmond, Henrico, and Chesterfield 
gained a deeper knowledge of and respect for the law.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. 
Learned Davis Barry for his devotion to the public good and decades of 
committed service as a prosecutor.

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