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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Connie Hickman retired as the Navarro County justice |
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of the peace for Precinct 4 in June 2022, concluding a noteworthy |
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tenure in office that spanned more than three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Hickman first took office as justice of the |
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peace for Navarro County in 1991, after serving for eight years as a |
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court clerk to former Justice of the Peace Badie Stewart; she was |
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the only justice of the peace for several years prior to the county |
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splitting into four different precincts; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of her exemplary eight terms in |
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office, Judge Hickman oversaw several advances in the court |
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system's technology, including the computerization of its record |
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system and the automation of traffic citations; furthermore, she |
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helped establish a truancy court to promote educational success |
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among the county's youth; at the time of her retirement, she was the |
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longest-tenured elected official in Navarro County and was one of |
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the highest decorated justices of the peace in the state; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Hickman served as president of the Justices of |
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the Peace and Constables Association of Texas from 2006 to 2007, as |
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chair of the Justice of the Peace Legislative and Education |
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Committees, and as a past president and board member of the Texas |
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Association of Counties; in recognition of her many achievements, |
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she has received numerous accolades, such as the Judge of the Year |
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Award, the T. A. Vines Award, and the Lifetime Achievement Award |
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from the JPCA, and she was also selected to attend the prestigious |
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National Judicial College; and |
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WHEREAS, Connie Hickman has greatly benefited her fellow |
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citizens through her leadership, professionalism, and commitment |
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to excellence, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her |
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outstanding record of service; 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 the Honorable Connie Hickman on her |
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retirement as justice of the peace for Navarro County Precinct 4 and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and |
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happiness in all her future endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Judge Hickman as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |