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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 84
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WHEREAS, The retirement of James T. "Jim" Worthen as chief |
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justice of the Twelfth Court of Appeals in Tyler on December 31, |
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2026, will conclude his remarkable 27-year tenure as a jurist; and |
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WHEREAS, Chief Justice Worthen first joined the court in |
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1999, and he became chief justice in 2003; before taking the |
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bench, he practiced law in Tyler with the firms of Sammons and |
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Parker and Bain, Files, Worthen and Jarrett, P.C.; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his professional community, Chief |
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Justice Worthen has held the office of chair for the Council of |
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Chief Justices, and he has served on the Texas Bar Journal Board |
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of Editors Committee and the Law Library Committee of the Smith |
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County Bar Association; he is also a member of the American Bar |
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Association, a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, and a |
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Charter Fellow of the Smith County Bar Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, A seventh-generation Texan, Chief Justice Worthen |
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grew up in Big Sandy; he earned his bachelor's and master's |
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degrees from The University of Texas at Tyler, his juris doctor |
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degree from South Texas College of Law, and his master of laws |
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degree from the University of Virginia; he holds bar membership |
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in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of |
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Texas and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Chief Justice Worthen |
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benefits from the love and support of his wife, Laura; and |
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WHEREAS, Jim Worthen's dedication, integrity, and |
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commitment to the law have greatly benefited the work of the |
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Twelfth Court of Appeals, and he may indeed reflect with pride on |
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his many years of service as he embarks on the next exciting |
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chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate James T. |
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Worthen on his retirement as chief justice of the Twelfth Court |
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of Appeals 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 Chief Justice Worthen as an expression of high |
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regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Hughes |
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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 September 4, 2025. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |