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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Lynn Ellison retired as judge of the |
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81st Judicial District Court on December 31, 2022, and his |
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exemplary tenure in that office marked a notable chapter in a |
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distinguished legal career spanning nearly five decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Lynn Ellison was first elected judge of the 81st |
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Judicial District Court in 2018, and after taking office in 2019, he |
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presided over numerous civil, criminal, family, probate, and |
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juvenile cases for the court, which serves Atascosa, Frio, Karnes, |
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La Salle, and Wilson Counties; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Ellison earned his bachelor's degree from |
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Tulane University and his law degree from The University of Texas at |
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Austin School of Law; he began his career in 1974 as an assistant |
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city attorney in Austin, and from 1975 to 1977, he was an assistant |
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district attorney in Travis County; after a brief time in private |
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practice, he served in a range of state positions, including as a |
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committee counsel for the Texas House of Representatives, as a |
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staff attorney for Texas MHMR, as general counsel for the office of |
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the Speaker of the House, as a staff attorney for the Texas State |
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Ethics Advisory Commission, and as a special assistant for the |
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State Property Tax Board; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1985, this respected attorney was hired by the |
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81st Judicial District Court as an assistant district attorney, and |
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he went on to be elected as the D.A., holding that office from 1993 |
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to 2004; following nine years as an assistant attorney general, he |
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was appointed in 2013 as judge of the Atascosa County Court at Law, |
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where he served until his election as district court judge; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Ellison has contributed to his professional |
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community as a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Atascosa County |
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Bar Association, and the Texas District and County Attorneys |
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Association, and he has served on the Special Prosecution Unit |
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Board; furthermore, he has given generously of his time to numerous |
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other organizations, including the Atascosa County Child Welfare |
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Board and the Atascosa County Law Enforcement Officers Association; |
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in all his endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his wife of |
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42 years, Janet, his daughters, Rachel and Gretchen, and his |
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grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Lynn Ellison's dedication, expertise, and |
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commitment to justice have greatly benefited citizens across the |
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Lone Star State, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his many |
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achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Judge Lynn Ellison on his |
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retirement from the 81st Judicial 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 Ellison as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |