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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Charles Everingham IV, of Diana, has been sworn in |
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as the first U.S. Magistrate Judge to be assigned full-time to the |
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Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Following the creation of the new judgeship in |
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Marshall by the Judicial Conference of the United States in |
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September 2006, Judge Everingham was nominated for that office by |
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an eight-member merit selection panel; he was appointed to the post |
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by the judges of the Eastern District and began his duties on April |
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2, 2007; the Marshall Division embraces the counties of Camp, Cass, |
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Harrison, Marion, Morris, and Upshur; and |
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WHEREAS, This highly regarded jurist previously served as |
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permanent law clerk to the Honorable T. John Ward, U.S. District |
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Judge for the Eastern District of Texas; during his tenure in that |
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post, a position he assumed in January 2000, he played an |
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instrumental role in developing procedures for the efficient |
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management of Judge Ward's docket; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Everingham began his career in 1993 as a law |
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clerk to U.S. District Judge Howell Cobb, then also a member of the |
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bench for the Eastern District; after a year, Judge Everingham |
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joined the Longview firm of Brown McCarroll & Oaks Hartline as an |
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associate attorney; he served as lead counsel in complex jury |
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trials and as second chair counsel in numerous other cases, |
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representing clients in both state and federal courts; and |
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WHEREAS, An alumnus of Stephen F. Austin State University, |
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where he earned a degree in political science, Judge Everingham |
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subsequently compiled an outstanding academic record at Baylor Law |
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School, where he graduated at the head of his class; while a |
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student, he served as lead articles editor for the Baylor Law |
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Review; and |
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WHEREAS, Held in the highest esteem by all who have worked |
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with him over the years, Judge Everingham is indeed deserving of the |
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confidence that has been placed in him by the bench of the Eastern |
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District, and with his appointment, the citizens of the Marshall |
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Division have gained a public servant of the utmost integrity and |
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ability; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Charles Everingham |
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IV on his appointment as the first U.S. Magistrate Judge to serve |
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the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas on a |
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full-time basis and extend to Judge Everingham sincere best wishes |
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as he takes up the duties of his new office; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Judge Everingham as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Hughes |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1458 was adopted by the House on April |
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11, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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