82R5440 JEN-D

By: Truitt H.R. No. 200

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Judge Brad Bradley is being honored by Southlake Style magazine with its Community Impact Award on January 27, 2011; and

WHEREAS, Born in Peabody, Massachusetts, Judge Bradley graduated from Northeastern University and went on to attend the New England School of Law; after completing his legal studies at Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of Law in 1978, he opened the first law office in Southlake, and he remains a partner in the firm of Bradley Luce Bradley, R.L.L.P.; and

WHEREAS, Entering public service early in his career, Judge Bradley became an assistant criminal district attorney for Tarrant County and then an assistant attorney general for the State of Texas; in 1987, he became presiding judge in Southlake's municipal court, and during a tenure that spanned 14 years, he established the court of record and created the Southlake/Carroll Independent School District Teen Court and the Metroport Teen Court, allowing juvenile misdemeanor offenders to satisfy their obligations through community service and involvement in the judicial process; and

WHEREAS, He has also served as a presiding judge and associate judge for a number of municipal courts, and he presently serves as presiding judge in Westlake and Haslet and as associate judge in Grapevine and Trophy Club; he has held leadership roles in such professional organizations as the American Bar Association, the American Judges Association, and the Texas Municipal Courts Association, and he has performed pro bono services for a host of worthy groups; and

WHEREAS, Through the years, Judge Bradley has worked tirelessly for the betterment of Southlake, Northeast Tarrant County, and North Texas; he founded numerous business groups and civic organizations, among them the Southlake Chamber of Commerce, the Southlake Executive Forum, the Southlake Economic Development Council, the Northeast Leadership Forum, Keep Southlake Beautiful, Inc., and Environmental Task Force, which initiated the city's curbside recycling program; in 1996, he formed the Carroll Education Foundation to benefit the Carroll Independent School District, and he served as its first chair; today, he serves as director emeritus of the organization, which has donated more than $900,000 in grants to teachers and scholarships for graduating seniors; and

WHEREAS, Judge Bradley initiated a sister cities program that has brought about cultural, economic, and educational exchanges with Tome City, Japan, El Fuerte, Mexico, and Wuzhong, China; in the late 1990s, he cofounded Summer Santa, which is now one of the largest children's charities in North Texas; his most recent philanthropy, the Pro Players Foundation, teams professional athletes with community volunteers in a variety of programs to assist area youth; selected Man of the Year by the Southlake Chamber of Commerce in 1989, he has additionally been named one of the Pacesetters for Tarrant County by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and has received the Northeast Leadership Forum's Distinguished Community Service Award; Governor Rick Perry commissioned him as an Admiral in the Texas Navy in 2002; and

WHEREAS, A dynamic leader who inspires others to participate in civic life and charitable endeavors, Judge Brad Bradley has made enormous contributions to Tarrant County, and his accomplishments indeed merit special recognition; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Judge Brad Bradley on his receipt of the Southlake Style Community Impact Award and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Judge Bradley as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.