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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Chief Justice Sherry Radack retired from the First |
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Court of Appeals in Texas on December 31, 2022, concluding a |
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distinguished tenure that spanned more than two decades; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed jurist joined the First District Court |
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of Appeals in 2001 as a justice; she was appointed chief justice of |
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the court the following year, and she was elected chief justice by |
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popular vote in 2004; before taking the bench, she was employed as a |
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civil trial lawyer with Bracewell & Patterson in Houston, and she |
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served as a civil district judge in Harris County from 1998 to 2001; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Active in her professional community, Chief Justice |
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Radack has served as president of the Council of Chief Judges of the |
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State Courts of Appeal and on the boards of the Texas Judicial |
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Council, the Texas Indigent Defense Commission, and the State Bar |
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of Texas Appellate Section, among other groups; moreover, she has |
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contributed her time and talents to the University of St. Thomas, |
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the American Diabetes Association, and the Westland YMCA; and |
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WHEREAS, An alumna of Rice University, Chief Justice Radack |
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taught middle-school Spanish and French in the Houston area before |
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enrolling at the University of Houston Law Center; she also owned |
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and operated retail stores in Texas and Oklahoma during the 1970s; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Sherry Radack's dedication, integrity, and |
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commitment to the law have greatly benefited the work of the First |
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Court of Appeals in Texas and earned her the respect and admiration |
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of her peers, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her service |
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as she embarks on the next exciting chapter of her life; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Sherry Radack on her retirement as |
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chief justice of the First Court of Appeals in Texas and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Chief Justice Radack as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |