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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable William Edward Moody has served with |
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distinction as presiding judge of the 34th District Court in |
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El Paso County for 36 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Appointed in 1986 at the age of 36, Judge Bill Moody |
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was then one of the youngest judges on the bench; he has since been |
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elected nine times and now ranks as the longest-serving judge in the |
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history of El Paso; during his remarkable tenure, he has presided |
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over more than 800 felony and civil cases, including five capital |
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murder cases; he has also served as presiding judge for the 6th |
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Administrative Judicial Region of Texas and for the Council of |
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Judges of El Paso County; in 2001, he successfully led the fight to |
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increase juror pay in the county, and four years later, he was the |
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lead witness before the legislature in the successful effort to |
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raise juror pay across the state; he is the recipient of an |
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Outstanding Service Award from the American Board of Trial |
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Advocates; and |
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WHEREAS, Before taking the bench, Judge Moody held the |
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position of first assistant district attorney in El Paso; he was a |
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member of the Texas Ethics Commission for three years and further |
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distinguished himself as its vice chair; a veteran of the U.S. Army, |
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he holds a bachelor's degree with honors from The University of |
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Texas at El Paso and a law degree from Texas Tech University, and he |
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is currently working on a master's degree in history; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Moody has served in leadership roles with many |
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civic organizations, among them the advisory boards of the El Paso |
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Boy Scouts, Yucca Council, and the El Paso Museum of History, and he |
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served three terms on the board of the El Paso County Historical |
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Society; currently, he is president of GiGi's Playhouse El Paso, |
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which offers programs for children and adults with Down syndrome; |
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he has been recognized for his community involvement by the El Paso |
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Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his long and rewarding career, |
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Judge Moody has earned the respect and admiration of all who know |
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him, and it is indeed a privilege to join with residents of El Paso |
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County in honoring him for his outstanding public service; 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 honor Judge William Edward Moody for his service |
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to the 34th District Court in El Paso County and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Judge Moody as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |