MINUTES
         
                         SENATE COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS
                            Monday, February 3, 1997
                                     2:00 pm
                         Capitol Extension, Room E1.016
         
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 
         11.11, a meeting of the Senate Committee on Nominations was 
         held on Monday, February 3, 1997 in the Capitol Extension, 
         Room E1.016, at Austin, Texas.  
         
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT:
         Senator Florence Shapiro                Senator Frank Madla
         Senator Gonzalo Barrientos
         Senator J.E. Brown
         Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr.
         Senator Tom Haywood
         Senator Drew Nixon
         
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         Senator Shapiro, the Acting Chair, called the meeting to order 
         at 2:05 pm.  There being a quorum present, the following 
         business was transacted.  
         
         The Chairman laid out the names of the nominees for the State 
         Bar of Texas.
         
         The Chairman introduced nominee, Cynthia Cabaza, Romeo Lopez, 
         and Geraldine Mauthe.
         
         Senator Zaffirini introduced nominee, Romeo Lopez.
         
         Senator Ratliff introduced nominee, Cynthia Cabaza.
         
         At 2:36 p.m., Senator Brown moved to consider and report to 
         the Senate with the recommendation that the nominees of the 
         State Bar of Texas be confirmed.
         
         Senator Nixon seconded the motion.
         
         The motion carried with a vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present 
         not voting, and 1 absent.
         
         
         The Chairman laid out the name of the nominee for the Chief 
         Administrative Law Judge, State Office of Administrative Law 
         Hearings.
 
         





         
         Senator Barrientos introduced nominee, Sheila Bailey Taylor.
         
         At 2:45 p.m., Senator Brown moved to consider and report to 
         the Senate with the recommendation that the nominee of the 
         Chief Administrative Law Judge, State Office of Administrative 
         Law Hearings be confirmed.
         
         Senator Gallegos seconded the motion.     
         
         The motion carried with a vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present 
         not voting, and 1 absent.  
         
          The Chairman laid out the name of the nominee for the 
         Judicial Districts Board.
         
         Senator Barrientos introduced nominee, Alberto R. Gonzales.
         
         At 2:51p.m., Senator Barrientos moved to consider and report 
         to the Senate with the recommendation that the nominee of the 
         Judicial Districts Board be confirmed.
         
         Senator Brown seconded the motion.
         
         The motion carried with a vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present 
         not voting, and 1 absent.  
         
         At 2:54p.m., Senator Barrientos moved to consider and report 
         to the Senate with the recommendation that the nominees of the 
         State Commission on Judicial Conduct, Texas Judicial Council, 
         Commission on Uniform State Laws, Justice of the 4th Court of 
         Appeals in Bexar County, Justice of the 7th District Court of 
         Appeals, Presiding Judge of the 2nd Administrative Judicial 
         Region, Presiding Judge of the 4th Administrative Judicial 
         Region, Judge of the 282nd Judicial District Court in Dallas 
         County, Judge of the 283rd Judicial District in Dallas County, 
         Judge of the  296th Judicial District Court in Collin County, 
         Judge of the 301st Judicial District Court in Dallas County, 
         and Judge of the 317th District Court in Jefferson County be 
         confirmed.
         
         The motion carried with a vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present 
         not voting, and 1 absent.  
         
         There being no further business, at 2:55 p.m. Senator Shapiro 
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of 
         the Chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.  
         
         
         
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         Senator Florence Shapiro, Acting Chair
         
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         Hillery Hawkins, Clerk