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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable George Carol Hanks Jr. received his |
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judicial commission on April 22, 2015, to serve as a United States |
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district judge of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Nominated for the post by President Barack Obama, |
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Judge Hanks was confirmed by the U.S. Senate by a unanimous vote on |
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April 20; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Hanks is a native of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, |
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and graduated with his bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, from |
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Louisiana State University in 1986; he went on to attain his juris |
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doctorate from Harvard Law School in 1989 and recently furthered |
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his education with his receipt of a master of laws degree in 2014 |
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from the Duke University School of Law; and |
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WHEREAS, After beginning his career as a law clerk under the |
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Honorable Sim Lake of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of |
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Texas, George Hanks served as an associate at the law firm of |
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Fulbright & Jaworski from 1991 to 1996 and as a shareholder at |
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Wickliff & Hall, PC, from 1996 to 2000; from 2001 to 2002, he served |
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as district judge for the 157th Civil District Court of Texas, and |
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from 2003 to 2010, he served as a justice on the First Court of |
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Appeals of Texas; in September 2010, he became a U.S. magistrate |
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judge in the Southern District; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the American Law Institute, Judge Hanks |
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has worked as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law |
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Center and as a faculty member of the National Judicial College and |
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National Institute for Trial Advocacy; in addition, he has authored |
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legal publications and lectured at continuing education seminars |
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around the country; he has served on the State Bar Committee on |
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Pattern Jury Charges and on the Texas Judicial Panel for |
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Multi-District Litigation, as well as on the board of directors of |
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the Judicial Section of the State Bar of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, This prominent jurist is admitted to the Texas and |
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District of Columbia bars, and he holds memberships in the College |
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of the State Bar of Texas, the Houston Lawyers Association, and |
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numerous bar associations; moreover, he is a former special |
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disciplinary counsel for the Texas State Bar Commission for Lawyer |
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Discipline as well as a former chair and member of the District 4F |
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State Bar Grievance Committee in Houston; he has also volunteered |
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his time with a range of community organizations that include the |
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American Red Cross and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Judge Hanks has demonstrated |
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an unwavering commitment to the highest standards of public |
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service, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his achievements as |
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he takes on his challenging new role; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable George Carol Hanks |
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Jr. on his appointment as a U.S. district judge for the Southern |
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District of Texas and extend to him sincere best wishes for a |
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productive and rewarding tenure; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Judge Hanks as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Reynolds |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2536 was adopted by the House on May |
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21, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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