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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Eric V. Moyé recently made history as |
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the first African American ever elected as judge of a civil district |
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court in Dallas County when he was elected to preside over the 14th |
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Civil District Court on November 4, 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Eric Moyé grew up in New York, but he earned his |
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bachelor's degree in Texas at Southern Methodist University in |
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1976; he went on to graduate from Harvard Law School in 1979 before |
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returning to Dallas to launch his legal career; he worked at the |
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firms of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., and Vial, |
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Hamilton, Koch & Knox, L.L.P., representing an array of clients, |
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from individuals and companies to larger entities such as the |
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Dallas Independent School District; in 1993, he was appointed by |
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Governor Ann Richards to preside over the 101st Civil District |
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Court in Dallas County, and he later became a founding partner of |
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Vincent & Moyé, a commercial litigation firm with offices in Dallas |
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and Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Moyé is licensed by the bars of Texas and New |
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York, as well as by the U.S. Supreme Court and Court of Appeals; in |
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addition to more than 25 years of civil practice experience, he has |
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served on various appeal and advisory boards for the City of Dallas |
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and has been involved in dispute mediation; he has also been active |
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in the American Bar Association, the American Judicature Society, |
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the Dallas Bar Association, and the American Association for |
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Justice, and he was a fellow for the Texas Bar Foundation; moreover, |
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he was president of the Harvard Law School Alumni Association, and |
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he returns to his alma mater every year to teach trial law at the |
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Harvard Law School Trial Advocacy Workshop; he has further shared |
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his expertise as an adjunct faculty member at SMU's Dedman College; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Despite his busy professional life, Judge Moyé has |
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found time to devote to numerous community organizations, including |
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the Leadership Dallas Alumni Association, St. Philip's School and |
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Community Center, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra; a former |
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delegate to the Democratic National Convention, he has been |
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affiliated with the Dallas Democratic Forum and the Democratic |
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Progressive Voters League, and he was a member of the Dallas chapter |
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of the American Civil Liberties Union; he has also served on the |
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Mayor's Task Force on Housing and Economic Development in Southern |
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Dallas and contributed to the Dallas Urban League; and |
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WHEREAS, Eric Moyé has long demonstrated a profound |
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commitment to his community and to his profession, and he may indeed |
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reflect with great pride on his notable achievements as he takes on |
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this new role; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Eric V. Moyé on his |
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election and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Judge Moyé as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |