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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Margaret Robbins is retiring as program director for |
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the Texas Municipal Courts Education Center on August 31, 2007, |
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bringing to a close an exemplary career in public service that has |
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spanned nearly 30 years; and |
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WHEREAS, the former Margaret Hurlbert graduated from |
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Anaconda High School in Anaconda, Montana in 1965; and studied |
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music and elementary education at Western Montana College in |
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Dillon, Montana and at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, |
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where she married her college sweetheart, Jesse Ennis Robbins Jr. |
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on September 7, 1968; and |
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WHEREAS, in 1978 Margaret Robbins began her career in public |
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service with the City of Cedar Park, a city she still calls home, |
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first as an assistant tax assessor/collector, and subsequently as a |
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police dispatcher and police secretary; in 1979 she became the |
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city's court clerk, and in 1982 was appointed municipal judge; and |
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WHEREAS, in 1986, Judge Robbins was hired by the |
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organization, then known as the Texas Municipal Courts Training |
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Center, to coordinate its court clerks and court administrators |
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program; during the last 20 years, through her dedicated work as a |
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judicial educator and her love for local trial courts, she has |
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earned a statewide reputation for her wealth of knowledge as it |
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relates to the administration of municipal courts; and |
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WHEREAS, during her tenure at the Texas Municipal Courts |
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Education Center, Margaret Robbins has served as an author and |
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editor of numerous publications and was instrumental in the |
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creation of the Municipal Court Clerks Certification Program; and |
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WHEREAS, Municipal judges, clerks, court administrators, |
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bailiffs, and warrant officers continually strive to improve the |
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administration of justice through participation in judicial |
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education programs, seminars, workshops, and the annual meetings of |
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their state and local professional organizations; Margaret Robbins |
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has played an instrumental role during her career in increasing the |
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professionalism of tens of thousands of people who, in turn, |
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dedicate themselves to serving the public's interest; and |
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WHEREAS, in all of her endeavors, Ms. Robbins enjoys the |
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eternal love and support of her late husband, Jesse; her son, Jason |
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Robbins; his wife, Rachel and her four grandchildren, Jacob, Emily, |
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Joseph and Jack; and |
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WHEREAS, Margaret Robbins has earned the admiration and |
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respect of her colleagues; her influence will no doubt be felt for |
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years to come as those who have learned from her continue her legacy |
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of dedication; and |
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WHEREAS, it is most appropriate to recognize the role that |
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Margaret Robbins has played in the operation of the courts that make |
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up a plurality of the Texas judicial system and are essential to |
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preserving public safety, and maintaining quality of life; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the Honorable Margaret Robbins for her |
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many years of exemplary service to the Texas judicial system and |
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extend to her best wishes for a satisfying retirement; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Robbins as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |