H.R. No. 495
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, Justice Phil Johnson retired from the Texas Supreme
  Court on December 31, 2018, drawing to a close an exemplary tenure
  on the state's highest court that spanned 13 years; and
         WHEREAS, Appointed by Governor Rick Perry in 2005, Justice
  Johnson won admiration for his steadfast leadership; his knowledge
  and wisdom were particularly crucial in cases involving the oil and
  gas industry and the rights of landowners, and he excelled as a
  liaison to the board of the State Bar; he previously served for
  seven years on the Seventh Court of Appeals in Amarillo, winning
  election as its chief justice in 2002; and
         WHEREAS, Justice Johnson grew up in Lubbock and completed his
  bachelor's degree in mathematics at Texas Tech University; during
  the Vietnam War, he served in the U.S. Air Force, flying
  fighter-bombers and then instructing student pilots; he attained
  the rank of captain and received numerous decorations, among them
  the Silver Star, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, and the
  Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry; subsequently, he graduated with
  honors from Texas Tech School of Law and joined the Lubbock firm of
  Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, where he became a partner; and
         WHEREAS, Dedicated to the legal profession, Justice Johnson
  has served on numerous State Bar of Texas committees, and he is a
  former president of the Lubbock County Bar Association; a life
  fellow of both the Texas and American Bar Foundations, he is also a
  member of the College of the State Bar of Texas and the American Law
  Institute; in addition, he has benefited the wider community
  through his membership on the boards or supervising committees of
  the Legal Aid Society of Lubbock, the Golden Spread Council of the
  Boy Scouts of America, Kiwanis, Southwest Lighthouse for the Blind,
  and other organizations; and
         WHEREAS, Justice Phil Johnson has made enormous
  contributions to Texas law, and in so doing, he has earned the
  lasting respect and appreciation of his fellow citizens; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
  Legislature hereby commend the Honorable Phil Johnson for his
  outstanding service as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court and
  extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Justice Johnson as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Price
 
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Noble
 
Allen Guillen Oliverson
 
Allison Gutierrez Ortega
 
Anchia Harless Pacheco
 
Anderson Harris Paddie
 
Ashby Hefner Parker
 
Bailes Hernandez Patterson
 
Beckley Herrero Paul
 
Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Perez
 
Bell of Montgomery Holland Phelan
 
Bernal Howard Price
 
Biedermann Huberty Ramos
 
Blanco Hunter Raney
 
Bohac Israel Raymond
 
Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Reynolds
 
Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
 
Buckley Johnson of Harris Romero, Jr.
 
Bucy Kacal Rose
 
Burns King of Hemphill Rosenthal
 
Burrows King of Parker Sanford
 
Button King of Uvalde Schaefer
 
Cain Klick Shaheen
 
Calanni Krause Sheffield
 
Canales Kuempel Sherman, Sr.
 
Capriglione Lambert Shine
 
Clardy Landgraf Smith
 
Cole Lang Smithee
 
Coleman Larson Springer
 
Collier Leach Stephenson
 
Cortez Leman Stickland
 
Craddick Longoria Stucky
 
Cyrier Lopez Swanson
 
Darby Lozano Talarico
 
Davis of Dallas Lucio III Thierry
 
Davis of Harris Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
 
Dean Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
 
Deshotel Metcalf Tinderholt
 
Dominguez Meyer Toth
 
Dutton Meza Turner of Dallas
 
Farrar Middleton Turner of Tarrant
 
Fierro Miller VanDeaver
 
Flynn Minjarez Vo
 
Frank Moody Walle
 
Frullo Morales White
 
Geren Morrison Wilson
 
Gervin-Hawkins Muñoz, Jr. Wray
 
Goldman Murphy Wu
 
González of Dallas Murr Zedler
 
González of El Paso Neave Zerwas
 
Goodwin Nevárez Zwiener
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 495 was adopted by the House on April
  15, 2019, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House