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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The retirement of the Honorable Marc Holder as judge |
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of Brazoria County Court at Law No. 2 on December 31, 2022, provides |
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a fitting opportunity to reflect on his two decades of outstanding |
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service to his fellow citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, First elected to the court in 2002, Judge Holder has |
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been reelected, unopposed, every four years since; in 2004, after |
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only a year on the bench, he was appointed presiding judge of the |
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County Courts at Law by his fellow judges; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of Brazoria County, Marc Holder |
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earned his bachelor's degree in political science from the |
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University of Houston in 1977 and his law degree magna cum laude |
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from South Texas College of Law in 1982; a practicing attorney for |
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nearly four decades, he is licensed to handle civil, family, |
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criminal, and probate cases in the state courts of Texas, as well as |
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the U.S. District Court, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the |
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U.S. Supreme Court; he is a former president of the Brazoria County |
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Bar Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Engaged in his community, Judge Holder has been a |
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member of the Rotary Club, the board of the Boys Club, and the |
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Angleton Umpires Association, and he was an adjunct professor at |
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Alvin Community College; he has coached state and national |
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championship teams for the Angleton Girls Softball Association, and |
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he has served as a volunteer child support collector, a volunteer at |
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the Red Cross Hurricane Relief Center, and an umpire for the |
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University Interscholastic League; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Holder enjoys a rewarding family life with his |
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wife, the Honorable Terri Tipton Holder, and their three children, |
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Stephani, Randi, and Cody, and 10 grandchildren; for nearly four |
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decades, Judge Holder has attended Second Baptist Church, where he |
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has served as a Sunday school teacher, a deacon, and a singer with |
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the Praise Team; and |
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WHEREAS, Marc Holder's tenure as a jurist has been |
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characterized by diligence, integrity, and a love of the law, and it |
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is indeed a privilege to join with residents of Brazoria County in |
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honoring him for his many years of public service; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Marc Holder on |
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his retirement from Brazoria County Court at Law No. 2 and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Judge Holder as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |