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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Judge Tom Lawrence is retiring as Harris County |
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Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 2, in 2014, when he will be |
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concluding an outstanding tenure that has spanned three decades; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Lawrence took office on January 1, 1983, and |
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was subsequently reelected seven times; he has twice served as |
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presiding judge of the Harris County Justice of the Peace Court, and |
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in 1991, he established one of Harris County's first teen courts; |
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through the years, he has taken a keen interest in the justice court |
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system, and he has been instrumental in the passage of various laws |
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to enhance its effectiveness; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for his insight and expertise, Judge |
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Lawrence has been twice appointed by the Supreme Court of Texas to |
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the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, and he served as chair of |
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that body from 1996 to 1997; moreover, he was named to serve on the |
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Supreme Court Advisory Committee in 1999, and he continued in that |
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capacity for more than a decade; he has further contributed to the |
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work of the Supreme Court of Texas as a member of four task forces; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Lawrence earned his bachelor's degree in |
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political science from Chapman University and was then commissioned |
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as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard; after serving his country for |
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four years, he obtained a law degree from South Texas College of |
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Law, and he later became certified as a civil mediator by the |
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National Judicial College; he is a member of numerous bar |
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associations and a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, Involved in his community as well, this esteemed |
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Texan has contributed to the Flaming Arrow District of the Boy |
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Scouts of America Sam Houston Area Council, the Houston Northwest |
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Chamber of Commerce, and the North Harris Montgomery Community |
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College Foundation; in addition, he has served as president of the |
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Sons of the American Revolution Paul Carrington Chapter and as |
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chancellor general of the national organization; and |
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WHEREAS, Tom Lawrence has greatly benefited his fellow Texans |
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through his dedication and commitment to excellence, and he may |
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indeed reflect with pride on his record of achievement as he embarks |
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on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commend Judge Tom Lawrence |
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on his service as Harris County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, |
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Place 2, and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Judge Lawrence as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |