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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Jennifer Elrod has been nominated by |
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President George W. Bush to serve on the United States Court of |
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Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; and |
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WHEREAS, A former resident of Baytown, where she attended |
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Ross S. Sterling High School, Judge Elrod earned her bachelor's |
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degree at Baylor University and went on to graduate from Harvard Law |
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School in 1992; after serving as a law clerk to Judge Sim Lake of the |
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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, she |
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practiced in the trial department of top national firm Baker Botts, |
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L.L.P.; and |
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WHEREAS, This accomplished jurist currently serves her |
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fellow citizens on the 190th Civil District Court in Houston; |
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appointed to the bench by Governor Rick Perry in 2002, she was |
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elected later that same year, and again in 2006, when she ran |
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unopposed; and |
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WHEREAS, Long dedicated to giving back to her community, |
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Judge Elrod has provided pro bono services to individuals in need |
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and chaired the board of the Gulf Coast Legal Foundation, now Lone |
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Star Legal Aid, which is one of the largest providers of legal aid |
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to the poor in Texas; her notable efforts in this regard earned her |
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the Thomas Gibbs Gee Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Work from Baker |
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Botts; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her dedication and service to the judicial |
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system, Judge Elrod has helped to protect and defend our nation's |
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foundation of law, on which all American liberties and rights so |
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firmly rest; 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 Jennifer Elrod on her |
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nomination to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth |
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Circuit and extend to her best wishes for success in her future |
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endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Judge Elrod as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Smith of Harris |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2146 was adopted by the House on May |
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25, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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