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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Gladys Goffney celebrated her 50th anniversary as a |
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lawyer in 2022; and |
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WHEREAS, After enjoying success as a medical technologist, |
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Ms. Goffney embarked on a career shift in 1966, when she began |
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taking night courses at South Texas College of Law Houston; at that |
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time, there were only a handful of female students attending the |
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college, and Ms. Goffney was a founding member of the women's |
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group; she earned her juris doctor in 1971, becoming the college's |
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second Black female graduate; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Goffney passed the bar exam and became a |
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licensed attorney in 1972; she opened a solo practice, originally |
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specializing in family, juvenile, and criminal law, and she later |
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expanded her practice to include probate law; through the years, |
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she has served as a referee and attorney ad litem in hundreds of |
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cases, and she further distinguished herself during her time as |
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associate judge in the 246th Family District Court in Harris |
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County; today, she focuses on nonlitigious probate cases; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of more than five decades, Gladys |
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Goffney has demonstrated a deep commitment to the legal profession, |
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and her skill, expertise, and dedication have earned her the |
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admiration and appreciation of her colleagues as well as the many |
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clients she has served; 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 Gladys Goffney on her 50th |
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anniversary as a lawyer and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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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 Ms. Goffney as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |