H.R. No. 809

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Honorable Eric V. Moyé recently made history as
	the first African American ever elected as judge of a civil district
	court in Dallas County when he was elected to preside over the 14th
	Civil District Court on November 4, 2008; and
	WHEREAS, Eric Moyé grew up in New York, but he earned his
	bachelor's degree in Texas at Southern Methodist University in
	1976; he went on to graduate from Harvard Law School in 1979 before
	returning to Dallas to launch his legal career; he worked at the
	firms of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., and Vial,
	Hamilton, Koch & Knox, L.L.P., representing an array of clients,
	from individuals and companies to larger entities such as the
	Dallas Independent School District; in 1993, he was appointed by
	Governor Ann Richards to preside over the 101st Civil District
	Court in Dallas County, and he later became a founding partner of
	Vincent & Moyé, a commercial litigation firm with offices in Dallas
	and Houston; and
	WHEREAS, Judge Moyé is licensed by the bars of Texas and New
	York, as well as by the U.S. Supreme Court and Court of Appeals; in
	addition to more than 25 years of civil practice experience, he has
	served on various appeal and advisory boards for the City of Dallas
	and has been involved in dispute mediation; he has also been active
	in the American Bar Association, the American Judicature Society,
	the Dallas Bar Association, and the American Association for
	Justice, and he was a fellow for the Texas Bar Foundation; moreover,
	he was president of the Harvard Law School Alumni Association, and
	he returns to his alma mater every year to teach trial law at the
	Harvard Law School Trial Advocacy Workshop; he has further shared
	his expertise as an adjunct faculty member at SMU's Dedman College;
	and
	WHEREAS, Despite his busy professional life, Judge Moyé has
	found time to devote to numerous community organizations, including
	the Leadership Dallas Alumni Association, St. Philip's School and
	Community Center, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra; a former
	delegate to the Democratic National Convention, he has been
	affiliated with the Dallas Democratic Forum and the Democratic
	Progressive Voters League, and he was a member of the Dallas chapter
	of the American Civil Liberties Union; he has also served on the
	Mayor's Task Force on Housing and Economic Development in Southern
	Dallas and contributed to the Dallas Urban League; and
	WHEREAS, Eric Moyé has long demonstrated a profound
	commitment to his community and to his profession, and he may indeed
	reflect with great pride on his notable achievements as he takes on
	this new role; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Eric V. Moyé on his
	election and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued
	success and happiness; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Judge Moyé as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.
	Anchia
	Straus Gattis Menendez
	Allen Geren Merritt
	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
	Anderson Guillen Moody
	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
	Bonnen Harless Orr
	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
	Button Herrero Paxton
	Callegari Hilderbran Peña
	Castro Hochberg Phillips
	Chavez Hodge Pickett
	Chisum Homer Pierson
	Christian Hopson Pitts
	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
	Cook Hughes Riddle
	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
	Crabb Isett Ritter
	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
	Creighton Jones Rose
	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
	Darby Kent Shelton
	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
	Edwards Legler Thibaut
	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
	Eissler Lewis Truitt
	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
	England Madden Turner of Harris
	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
	Fletcher Martinez Vo
	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
	Flynn McCall Weber
	Frost McClendon Woolley
	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 809 was adopted by the House on March
	24, 2009, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House