2026 SPECIAL SESSION I
ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 2021
Celebrating the life of Douglas Raymond Rendleman.
Agreed to by the Senate, June 22, 2026
WHEREAS, Douglas Raymond Rendleman, an esteemed legal scholar and law professor, devoted husband, father, and grandfather, and beloved member of the Lexington community, died on March 8, 2026; and
WHEREAS, a native of Exira, Iowa, Douglas “Doug” Rendleman attended the University of Iowa for several years, earning a bachelor's degree in political science in 1963, a master's degree in American history in 1965, and a juris doctor degree in 1968; and
WHEREAS, Doug Rendleman clerked for Justice Francis H. Becker at the Iowa Supreme Court, published law review articles in 1969 and 1970, and answered the call to academia by obtaining a master of laws degree from the University of Michigan; and
WHEREAS, over a span of 50 years, Doug Rendleman taught at some of the nation's most distinguished law schools, including the University of Alabama, The College of William and Mary, and Washington and Lee University, while also serving stints as a visiting professor at the University of North Carolina, the University of Virginia, and Washington University; and
WHEREAS, Doug Rendleman was the Robert E.R. Huntley Professor of Law Emeritus at Washington and Lee University School of Law and a noted expert in the field of remedies and civil procedure, who espoused his wisdom and ideas both in the classroom and through his writings, including 47 articles, 11 books, many amicus curiae briefs, and countless contributions to symposia; and
WHEREAS, beyond teaching and scholarship, Doug Rendleman supported academia and the legal profession as a member and chair of the American Association of University Professors' Government Relations Committee, as president of the Virginia Conference of the American Association of University Professors, and as an executive committee member and section chair of the Association of American Law Schools; and