By: Luna S.R. No. 492 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, In 1993 the Texas Legislature conferred on the Texas 1-3 Court of Criminal Appeals responsibility for overseeing judicial 1-4 education and training for all the trial and appellate court judges 1-5 in Texas; and 1-6 WHEREAS, The Court of Criminal Appeals has proven to be 1-7 vigorous, efficient, and insightful in administering this program; 1-8 and 1-9 WHEREAS, The trial and appellate courts of Texas carry a 1-10 prodigious criminal caseload, which affects the welfare and safety 1-11 of all Texans, and the Court of Criminal Appeals understands and 1-12 responds to the training needs of those courts; and 1-13 WHEREAS, The justice of the peace courts are trial courts 1-14 that are highly accessible to individual Texans because of their 1-15 broad civil and criminal jurisdiction combined with procedural 1-16 informality; and 1-17 WHEREAS, The Justices of the Peace and Constables Association 1-18 of Texas, Inc., represents the interests of more than 800 justices 1-19 of the peace and their court personnel, and more than 800 constables 1-20 and their deputy constables, who support the continuation of judicial 1-21 education under the management of the Court of Criminal Appeals; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Texas justices of the peace are currently required 1-23 to receive 20 hours of judicial education annually, in accordance 2-1 with the Rules of Judicial Education promulgated by the Court of 2-2 Criminal Appeals; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Texas constables, as officers of the court, are 2-4 required to receive 20 hours of training in civil process annually; 2-5 now, therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-7 74th Legislature, recognize the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals 2-8 for its outstanding support for and assistance to the courts of 2-9 Texas; and, be it further 2-10 RESOLVED, That the Court of Criminal Appeals be commended for 2-11 its excellent administration of the judicial education and training 2-12 program. 2-13 ______________________________________ 2-14 President of the Senate 2-15 I hereby certify that the above 2-16 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-17 on March 21, 1995. 2-18 ______________________________________ 2-19 Secretary of the Senate 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 Member, Texas Senate