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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Eighth Court of Appeals in El Paso County |
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recently welcomed its third female justice, and an all-women panel |
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now presides over the court for the first time since the court's |
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establishment more than a century ago; and |
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WHEREAS, On January 14, 2013, Justice Yvonne T. Rodriguez |
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joined Chief Justice Ann Crawford McClure and Justice Guadalupe |
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Rivera on the bench of the Eighth Court of Appeals; two years |
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earlier, Chief Justice McClure also made history as the first woman |
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ever appointed to lead that court; and |
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WHEREAS, One of 14 courts of appeals in Texas, the Eighth |
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Court of Appeals has appellate jurisdiction in civil and criminal |
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cases that originate in the district and county courts of 17 West |
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Texas counties; and |
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WHEREAS, The achievements of Chief Justice Ann Crawford |
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McClure, Justice Guadalupe Rivera, and Justice Yvonne Rodriguez |
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serve as a source of inspiration for this and future generations of |
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Texans alike; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize the first all-women panel to preside |
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over the Eighth Court of Appeals and extend to the members of that |
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court sincere best wishes for continued success. |
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Marquez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 311 was adopted by the House on |
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February 18, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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