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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Charles Everingham IV, of Diana, was |
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sworn in on April 13, 2007, as the first U.S. Magistrate Judge to be |
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assigned full-time to the Marshall Division of the Eastern District |
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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 and appointed by the judges |
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of the Eastern District; the Marshall Division encompasses the |
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counties of Camp, Cass, Harrison, Marion, Morris, and Upshur; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Everingham took the oath of office at the |
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United States Courthouse in Marshall, in a special session of the |
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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; the ceremony |
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was attended by an overflow crowd composed of members of the state |
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and federal judiciary, attorneys from across the region, local |
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dignitaries, and family and friends; Judge Everingham was |
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administered the oath by the Honorable T. John Ward, United States |
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District Judge, and robed by his wife, Wendi, and his children, |
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Emily and Chance; and |
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WHEREAS, Before ascending to the bench, Charles "Chad" |
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Everingham served as permanent law clerk to Judge Ward, a post he |
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assumed in January 2000; during his tenure in that position, he |
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played an instrumental role in developing procedures for the |
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efficient 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 the Honorable Howell Cobb, then a District Judge for the |
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Eastern District; a year later, he joined the Longview firm of Brown |
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McCarroll & Oaks Hartline as an associate attorney; he served as |
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lead counsel in complex jury trials and as second chair counsel in |
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numerous other cases, representing clients in both state and |
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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 graduated at the head of his class from Baylor Law |
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School; while a student, he served as lead articles editor for the |
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Baylor Law Review; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Everingham and his family are members of St. |
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Andrew Presbyterian Church in Longview; 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. |