2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 122
Commending the Honorable Kenneth Ronald Melvin.
Agreed to by the Senate, February 26, 2026
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 2, 2026
WHEREAS, the Honorable Kenneth Ronald Melvin, a former member of the House of Delegates and an esteemed jurist who made numerous contributions to the legal profession in the Commonwealth, retired as a judge of the Portsmouth Circuit Court in 2025 after 16 years of service; and
WHEREAS, a native of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Kenneth “Ken” Melvin earned a bachelor's degree from Colby College in Maine in 1974 and a law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1977; and
WHEREAS, Ken Melvin began his career as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, then settled in Portsmouth, where he practiced law with the firms Marcus, Santoro, Kozak & Melvin and Melvin & Bullock; and
WHEREAS, Ken Melvin has been a champion for the Portsmouth community, providing his leadership and expertise to the Tidewater Legal Aid Society and the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority, serving as legal counsel for the local branch of the NAACP, and enjoying fellowship and worship with the congregation of Third Baptist Church; and
WHEREAS, desirous to be of further service, Ken Melvin ran for and was elected to the House of Delegates and represented the residents of the 80th District from 1986 to 2009; and