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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Retired district court judge Steven C. Hilbig served |
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Bexar County residents with distinction in a number of roles over |
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the course of a long legal career; and |
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WHEREAS, Elected as a judge of the 187th District Court in |
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2014, Judge Hilbig remained in that post until his retirement in |
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2017; he previously served a term as a judge of the Fourth District |
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Court of Appeals, and he was employed in the office of the Bexar |
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County Criminal District Attorney for eight years; while there, he |
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was promoted to the felony section, where he prosecuted defendants |
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charged with the most serious violent crimes and assisted in two |
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capital murder cases; and |
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WHEREAS, Along the way, Judge Hilbig also worked in private |
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practice, both as a solo attorney and with the Sessions & Sessions |
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and Holland & Knight firms; he began his career as an assistant |
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district attorney in Bexar County in 1977 and served from 1981 to |
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1984 as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Western District of Texas; |
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a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, he earned his |
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bachelor's degree in American studies before going on to complete |
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his law degree; and |
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WHEREAS, Steven Hilbig greatly benefited his fellow citizens |
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through his service in the judicial system, and he may indeed |
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reflect with pride on his accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Steven C. Hilbig for his contributions to |
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Bexar County and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Judge Hilbig as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Gervin-Hawkins |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2079 was adopted by the House on May |
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31, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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