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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Enrique H. Peņa was recognized with |
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the Mediator of the Year Award at the Law Day Dinner and Awards |
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Presentation hosted by the El Paso Bar Association on May 9, 2009; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A retired district judge, Enrique Peņa is an alumnus |
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of the University of Houston Law School, and he presided over the |
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327th Judicial District Court for two decades; he has served as a |
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mediator since 1991, and he is the cofounder of Texas Arbitration |
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Mediation Services, Inc., in El Paso; and |
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WHEREAS, The Law Day Dinner provides an opportunity for |
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members of the El Paso Bar Association to honor lawyers and others |
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for their professional achievements, service to the legal |
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profession, and contributions to their community; the Mediator of |
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the Year Award is named for Judge Peņa as a tribute to his exemplary |
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dedication to promoting the use of alternative dispute resolution |
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as well as to his effectiveness as a mediator, and he truly merits |
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the special honor that this accolade accords him; and |
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WHEREAS, Embodying the highest standards of his profession, |
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Judge Peņa has garnered the lasting respect and admiration of his |
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colleagues, and he may indeed reflect with great pride on the |
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positive impact he has had on his community; 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 Judge Enrique H. Peņa on his |
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receipt of the Mediator of the Year Award from the El Paso Bar |
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Association 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 Peņa as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |