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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 796
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WHEREAS, Clifton L. Holmes of Longview is retiring from the |
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firm of Holmes and Moore on May 18, 2017, drawing to a close a |
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noteworthy legal career that has spanned a half century; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Kilgore, "Scrappy" Holmes completed |
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his bachelor's degree in economics at The University of Texas at |
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Austin and went on to graduate cum laude from George Washington |
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University National Law Center; he established a reputation as |
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one of the top criminal defense lawyers in Texas, and he has |
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successfully defended clients facing the death penalty in both |
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state and federal courts; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to his profession, Mr. Holmes has |
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served the legal community in a number of leadership roles; he |
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was a director of the State Bar of Texas and chair of the |
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organization's Criminal Justice Section, Special Committee on |
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Death Row Representation, and Standing Committee on Penal Code |
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and Code of Criminal Procedure; in addition, he served as |
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president of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, as |
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chair of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Project, and as a |
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trustee of the Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation; he was |
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editor of Voice for the Defense, and since 1976 he has been a |
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member of the faculty of the Texas Criminal Trial Advocacy |
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Institute; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Holmes was inducted into the Texas Criminal |
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Defense Lawyers Hall of Fame in 2007, and he has been named as a |
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Texas Super Lawyer in multiple years; in 1992, Secretary of State |
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John Hannah designated him as an official Texas Hero; moreover, |
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Mr. Holmes was selected as Outstanding Criminal Defense Lawyer |
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of the Year for 1996 by the Texas Criminal Justice Section of the |
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State Bar, and he was twice ranked among the Top Five Go-To |
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Lawyers in Texas by Texas Lawyer magazine; in all his endeavors, |
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he has enjoyed the love and support of his wife, Laqueta, and |
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their children, Nikki, Lacy, Shelly, and Bryan; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his long and distinguished |
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career, Scrappy Holmes has earned the respect and admiration of |
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innumerable people, and as he embarks on the next exciting |
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chapter of his life, he may indeed reflect with pride on his |
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achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Clifton "Scrappy" Holmes on his |
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retirement and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Mr. Holmes as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Hughes |
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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 16, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |