By: Truan S.R. No. 1005 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great pride 1-3 in recognizing Chief Justice Paul Nye for his many years of loyal 1-4 service in the judicial system of Texas; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Paul Nye began his legal career as a trial 1-6 attorney who practiced both plaintiff and defense cases and 1-7 was admitted to all state courts as well as the United States 1-8 Supreme Court; and 1-9 WHEREAS, He embarked on his distinguished judicial career 1-10 in 1963 when he accepted an appointment as one of the first 1-11 associate justices of the 13th Court of Appeals in Corpus Christi; 1-12 and 1-13 WHEREAS, Talented and well experienced in the Texas judicial 1-14 process, he was elected Chief Justice in 1971, a position he held 1-15 until his recent retirement in 1993; and 1-16 WHEREAS, As Chief Justice, Judge Nye participated in more 1-17 than 3,790 cases and authored more than 1,735 written opinions 1-18 covering practically every area of Texas law; and 1-19 WHEREAS, A well-known and influential leader in the 1-20 judicial system and in his community, Chief Justice Nye was 1-21 chairman of the judicial section of the State Bar of Texas, 1-22 the founding chairperson of the Texas Justices of Courts of Appeal, 1-23 and the first director of the Board of Council of Chief Judges of 2-1 Courts of Appeal; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Throughout his years in the judicial system, 2-3 Paul Nye has been a compassionate, fair-minded, and impartial 2-4 judge who was committed to upholding the best of legal traditions; 2-5 and 2-6 WHEREAS, An exemplary gentleman, Judge Nye is admired and 2-7 respected by his colleagues and the people of the legal community, 2-8 and his presence on the court of appeals will be greatly missed; it 2-9 is heartening to know that he will remain active in appellate work 2-10 by serving Of Counsel to the law firm of Chaves, Gonzales and 2-11 Rodriguez in Corpus Christi and Harlingen, Texas; now, therefore, 2-12 be it 2-13 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-14 73rd Legislature, hereby express appreciation to Chief Justice 2-15 Paul Nye for his invaluable contributions to our state and extend 2-16 best wishes to him for the retirement years ahead; and, be it further 2-17 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-18 him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-19 _____________________________________ 2-20 President of the Senate 2-21 I hereby certify that the 2-22 above Resolution was adopted by 2-23 the Senate on May 21, 1993. 2-24 _____________________________________ 2-25 Secretary of the Senate 3-1 _____________________________________ 3-2 Member, Texas Senate