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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Gordon Adams is retiring as judge of |
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the 169th District Court in Bell County on July 2, 2021, drawing to |
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a close an exemplary tenure that has spanned more than two decades; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, First appointed by Governor George W. Bush in 2000, |
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Judge Adams has since been elected to the bench six times, and he |
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has served as the local administrative district judge since |
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December 2012; prior to becoming a district judge, he served as an |
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associate judge for the Third Administrative Judicial Region; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his community, Judge Adams has |
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also served as a member of the Killeen City Council from 1982 to |
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1984 and as mayor pro tempore of Killeen in 1983 and 1984; a valued |
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member of the Killeen Independent School District Board of Trustees |
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for nearly a decade, he served as the board president from 1989 |
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until 1993; and |
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WHEREAS, In retirement, Judge Adams plans to spend more time |
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with his family while continuing his judicial service as a |
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part-time retired senior district judge for the Third |
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Administrative Judicial Region; and |
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WHEREAS, Demonstrating a commitment to the highest ideals of |
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his profession, Judge Gordon Adams has greatly benefited the |
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citizens of Bell County, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a |
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career well spent as he embarks on the next exciting endeavor of his |
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life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Gordon Adams on his |
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retirement as judge of the 169th District Court and extend to him |
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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 Adams as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |