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                                                                  H.R. No. 1201



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Federal District Judge Edward C. Prado was recently 
confirmed by the U.S. Senate, by a vote of 97-0, to serve on the 
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; and
	WHEREAS, A native of San Antonio, Judge Prado is a graduate of 
The University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a bachelor's 
degree in 1969 and his doctor of jurisprudence degree in 1972; after 
completing law school, he served his country as a commissioned 
second lieutenant of the United States Army, remaining in the 
reserves as an infantry officer from 1972 until 1987; and
	WHEREAS, This accomplished jurist embarked on his successful 
legal career as an assistant district attorney for Bexar County, 
later serving as assistant federal public defender for the Western 
District of Texas and as state district judge in Bexar County; he 
was then appointed by President Reagan to the office of United 
States attorney and in 1984 was named United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Texas, a position he has held for the 
past two decades; and
	WHEREAS, A respected member of his profession, Judge Prado 
has been a leader in numerous bar associations and law-related 
organizations; a member of the Texas and San Antonio Bar 
Associations since 1972, he has served as director and chairman of 
the Board of Trustees of the San Antonio Bar Foundation and, from 
1991 to 1993, as chairman of the Criminal Justice Act Review 
Committee; he also is active in local civic and charitable 
organizations, including St. Mark's Catholic Church, Leadership 
San Antonio, the Philosophical Society of Texas, the Rotary Club of 
San Antonio, and the Witte Museum Community Advisory Committee; and
	WHEREAS, Known as a man of fairness and integrity, Judge 
Prado has, through his dedication and service to the judicial 
system, helped to protect and defend our nation's foundation of 
law, on which all American liberties and rights so firmly rest; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Edward C. Prado on 
his confirmation to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth 
Circuit and extend to him warmest best wishes for success in his 
future endeavors; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Judge Prado as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                          Castro

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1201 was adopted by the House on May 
28, 2003, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House