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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Judge Ann-Marie Carruth is being recognized with the |
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Government Award by the YWCA of Lubbock at its annual Women of |
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Excellence Awards Ceremony on March 9, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Created in 1989, the Women of Excellence Awards |
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honor individuals for their contributions as leaders and |
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volunteers, highlighting the vital roles that women play in civic |
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and professional endeavors in the Lubbock area; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Carruth was elected justice of the peace for |
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Lubbock County Precinct 4 in 2014; a magna cum laude graduate of |
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Texas Tech University, she earned her doctor of jurisprudence |
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degree from the Texas Tech School of Law in 2006 and subsequently |
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fulfilled a lifelong dream of practicing law with her father |
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through the establishment of Saleh Law, PLLC; in addition to her |
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work as an attorney and judge, she has generously donated her time |
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to support a number of community events, including fund-raisers |
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organized by the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Susan G. Komen, |
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and the YWCA, and she has supported Meals on Wheels by performing |
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pro bono legal work and serving on the group's board of directors; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, With her receipt of a Women of Excellence Award, |
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Judge Ann-Marie Carruth joins an elite group of women who have been |
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honored by the YWCA of Lubbock, and she is indeed a worthy role |
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model for this and future generations; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Ann-Marie Carruth on |
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her receipt of a 2017 Women of Excellence Award from the YWCA of |
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Lubbock and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success |
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and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Judge Carruth as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |