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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the Tenth Court of Appeals on the occasion of the |
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court's centennial; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1923, the Texas Legislature created the Tenth |
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Supreme Judicial District to be composed of 12 counties: Bosque, |
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Brazos, Coryell, Falls, Freestone, Hamilton, Hill, Leon, |
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Limestone, Madison, McLennan, and Robertson; the legislature |
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added Johnson, Navarro, Somervell, and Hood Counties to the |
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district in 1927, removed Hood County in 1929, added Ellis County |
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in 1932, and added Burleson and Walker Counties in 2005; and |
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WHEREAS, The Court of Civil Appeals for the Tenth Supreme |
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Judicial District met for its first regular session on June 30, |
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1923, at the McLennan County Courthouse in Waco; the City of Waco |
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contracted with McLennan County to furnish the fourth floor of |
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its courthouse to house the Court of Civil Appeals, and the Waco |
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Law Library Corporation donated its books to become the court's |
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library; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1981, all Texas courts of civil appeals were |
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granted appellate criminal jurisdiction in cases that did not |
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involve capital punishment and were renamed courts of appeals; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The title of Associate Justices was changed in |
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1985 to Justices, and in 1987 the Texas Legislature replaced all |
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references to Supreme Judicial Districts with Courts of Appeals |
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Districts; in 1991, the Tenth Court of Appeals was granted the |
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authority to sit in any county within its district; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1923, when Governor Pat Neff appointed |
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Jesse Gallagher as the court's first chief justice, until today, |
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under the guidance of Chief Justice Thomas W. Gray, Justices Matt |
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Johnson and Steve Smith, and Court Clerk Nita Whitner, the Tenth |
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Court of Appeals has been dedicated to providing its district |
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with the protection of the law and the administration of justice; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby commend the distinguished justices and staff |
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who have served on the Tenth Court of Appeals during its 100 years |
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of existence and recognize the court's many contributions to the |
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rich history of jurisprudence in the State of Texas; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the Tenth Court of Appeals in honor of this special occasion. |