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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Judge Brad Bradley is being honored by Southlake |
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Style magazine with its Community Impact Award on January 27, 2011; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Peabody, Massachusetts, Judge Bradley |
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graduated from Northeastern University and went on to attend the |
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New England School of Law; after completing his legal studies at |
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Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of Law in 1978, he |
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opened the first law office in Southlake, and he remains a partner |
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in the firm of Bradley Luce Bradley, R.L.L.P.; and |
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WHEREAS, Entering public service early in his career, Judge |
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Bradley became an assistant criminal district attorney for Tarrant |
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County and then an assistant attorney general for the State of |
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Texas; in 1987, he became presiding judge in Southlake's municipal |
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court, and during a tenure that spanned 14 years, he established the |
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court of record and created the Southlake/Carroll Independent |
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School District Teen Court and the Metroport Teen Court, allowing |
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juvenile misdemeanor offenders to satisfy their obligations |
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through community service and involvement in the judicial process; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, He has also served as a presiding judge and |
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associate judge for a number of municipal courts, and he presently |
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serves as presiding judge in Westlake and Haslet and as associate |
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judge in Grapevine and Trophy Club; he has held leadership roles in |
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such professional organizations as the American Bar Association, |
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the American Judges Association, and the Texas Municipal Courts |
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Association, and he has performed pro bono services for a host of |
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worthy groups; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, Judge Bradley has worked |
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tirelessly for the betterment of Southlake, Northeast Tarrant |
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County, and North Texas; he founded numerous business groups and |
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civic organizations, among them the Southlake Chamber of Commerce, |
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the Southlake Executive Forum, the Southlake Economic Development |
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Council, the Northeast Leadership Forum, Keep Southlake Beautiful, |
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Inc., and Environmental Task Force, which initiated the city's |
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curbside recycling program; in 1996, he formed the Carroll |
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Education Foundation to benefit the Carroll Independent School |
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District, and he served as its first chair; today, he serves as |
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director emeritus of the organization, which has donated more than |
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$900,000 in grants to teachers and scholarships for graduating |
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seniors; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Bradley initiated a sister cities program that |
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has brought about cultural, economic, and educational exchanges |
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with Tome City, Japan, El Fuerte, Mexico, and Wuzhong, China; in the |
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late 1990s, he cofounded Summer Santa, which is now one of the |
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largest children's charities in North Texas; his most recent |
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philanthropy, the Pro Players Foundation, teams professional |
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athletes with community volunteers in a variety of programs to |
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assist area youth; selected Man of the Year by the Southlake Chamber |
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of Commerce in 1989, he has additionally been named one of the |
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Pacesetters for Tarrant County by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and |
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has received the Northeast Leadership Forum's Distinguished |
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Community Service Award; Governor Rick Perry commissioned him as an |
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Admiral in the Texas Navy in 2002; and |
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WHEREAS, A dynamic leader who inspires others to participate |
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in civic life and charitable endeavors, Judge Brad Bradley has made |
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enormous contributions to Tarrant County, and his accomplishments |
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indeed merit special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Judge Brad Bradley on his receipt |
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of the Southlake Style Community Impact Award and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Judge Bradley as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Truitt |
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Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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| Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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| Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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| Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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| Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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| Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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| Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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| Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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| Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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| Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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| Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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| Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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| Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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| Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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| Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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| Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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| Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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| Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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| Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 200 was adopted by the House on January |
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26, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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