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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 796
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WHEREAS, Collin County justice of the peace John Edward |
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Payton has been named the recipient of the 2015 John McVeigh |
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Award from the Collin County Republican Party; and |
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WHEREAS, Named for former Melissa justice of the peace and |
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Republican Party stalwart John King McVeigh, this lifetime |
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achievement award is presented annually to an individual who has |
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made significant contributions to the Collin County Republican |
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Party; and |
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WHEREAS, A resident of the county since 1989, Judge John |
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Payton became the justice of the peace for Precinct 3, Place 2, in |
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January 1991; he was only 18 years old at the time, earning a |
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long-standing record in the Guinness Book of World Records as the |
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youngest person ever elected as a judge; and |
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WHEREAS, In the 24 years since, Judge Payton has presided |
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over and managed a total of 174,000 cases and each year supervises |
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more than 10,000 hours of community service by youthful offenders; |
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he is known for his creative handling of truancy cases, offering |
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troubled young people a second chance through counseling and by |
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impressing upon them the need to take personal responsibility for |
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their actions; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Payton has served as president of two North |
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Texas professional associations as well as a civic group |
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dedicated to community service, and he has been recognized by the |
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Plano Independent School District as a Centennial Hero; and |
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WHEREAS, For nearly a quarter of a century, John Payton has |
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distinguished himself as an elected official while working |
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tirelessly in behalf of his political ideals, and he is truly |
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deserving of this prestigious award; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Collin County justice of the |
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peace John Edward Payton for receiving the John McVeigh Award |
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from the Collin County Republican Party and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be prepared |
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for Judge Payton as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Taylor of Collin |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 12, 2015. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |