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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 410
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the Honorable Ralph H. Walton Jr., who is retiring as |
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judge of the 355th Judicial District Court after 27 years of |
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service on the bench; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong Texan, Ralph Walton was born in |
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Palestine and grew up in Grapeland; he earned his juris doctorate |
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degree from Baylor University School of Law in 1972, and he has |
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been a resident of Hood County since 1974; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Walton began his career in the private |
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practice of law in 1973, and he continued in private practice while |
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serving as city attorney for the City of Granbury from 1977 to 1985; |
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he has been board certified in criminal law since 1986, and he |
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graduated from the Texas College for Judicial Studies in 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, An esteemed public servant, he first began service |
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on the bench of the 355th Judicial District in 1985; he returned to |
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private practice in 1989, and he was again elected to the bench in |
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1999; he has presided over the court with distinction and is noted |
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for his diligence and fair-mindedness; and |
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WHEREAS, A widely respected professional, Judge Walton is |
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a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and a former delegate |
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for state Republican conventions; he has given generously to the |
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Granbury community and the state through his service in civic |
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leadership and volunteer positions; he is a charter member of the |
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Granbury Rotary Club and has been a member of Leadership |
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Granbury; he can reflect with pride on his impressive record of |
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community and public service and his many accomplishments in the |
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judicial system; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Judge Ralph H. Walton Jr. on his |
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exemplary career and his many contributions to his community and |
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state and extend to him best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Birdwell |
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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 26, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |