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                                                                  H.R. No. 1077



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Honorable John T. Boyd of Amarillo is retiring 
as senior justice of the Court of Appeals, Seventh Appellate 
District of Texas, after having served on the bench of that court 
for more than two decades; and
	WHEREAS, This accomplished Texan attended the Virginia 
Military Institute before enrolling in Baylor University, where he 
earned a bachelor of arts degree in 1949 and a law degree the 
following year; later in life, he returned to the halls of academia 
to pursue further legal studies, and in 1988 he completed his master 
of laws degree at the University of Virginia; and
	WHEREAS, A former partner at Morehead, Sharp, Boyd & Tisdel, 
Justice Boyd first entered public service in 1969, when he became 
district judge for the 64th Judicial District; 12 years later he 
joined the Seventh Court of Appeals, and in 1996 he rose to the rank 
of chief justice; he has held the post of senior justice since 2002; 
and
	WHEREAS, During the course of his illustrious career, Justice 
Boyd has served as president of the Amarillo Bar Association and as 
chairman of both the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and the 
judicial section of the State Bar of Texas; he is the 1979 recipient 
of the state bar's Presidential Citation, the Baylor Alumni 
Association's 2001 Price Daniel Distinguished Public Service 
Award, the Amarillo Bar Association's 2002 Chief Justice Charles L. 
Reynolds Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Texas Bar Foundation's 
2003 Samuel Pessara Outstanding Jurist Award; and
	WHEREAS, While rendering immeasurable service to his fellow 
citizens in his professional capacity, Justice Boyd has contributed 
further still through his extensive involvement in the community; a 
deacon at the First Baptist Church and former president of the 
Plainview Rotary Club and Amarillo East Rotary Club, he has also 
served as president of the Plainview I.S.D. Board of Trustees and as 
a regent of Baylor University; and
	WHEREAS, In every aspect of his life, Justice Boyd has 
epitomized fairness, integrity, and service before self, and his 
efforts have truly made the Lone Star State a better place in which 
to live, work, and raise a family; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable John T. Boyd on his 
retirement as senior justice of the Seventh Court of Appeals and 
extend to him warmest best wishes for continued happiness and 
success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Justice Boyd as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.

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                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1077 was adopted by the House on May 
23, 2003, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House