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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lanora C. Pettit concluded her service as principal |
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deputy solicitor general of the Office of the Attorney General of |
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Texas on January 24, 2025, and this occasion provides a fitting |
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opportunity to recognize her many outstanding contributions; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Pettit first joined the Office of the Attorney |
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General in July 2019 as assistant solicitor general, and she was |
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promoted to principal deputy solicitor general in May 2021; her |
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responsibilities included representing the state and its agencies |
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and officials in both state and federal court on a variety of |
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topics, and she also handled several matters on behalf of state |
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universities, such as arguing The University of Texas System v. The |
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Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity and Jon Cassidy |
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in 2023; an accomplished appellate lawyer, she authored hundreds of |
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briefs and argued more than 40 appeals over the course of her |
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tenure, including numerous cases before the Supreme Court of the |
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United States, the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth |
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Circuit, and the Texas Supreme Court; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Pettit holds a bachelor's degree in history from |
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the College of William and Mary, and she graduated summa cum laude |
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both from there and from the University of Virginia School of Law; |
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she embarked on her legal career as a clerk for the U.S. Court of |
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Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and she went on to practice at a |
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large law firm in New York for two years and then at a litigation |
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boutique in Washington, D.C., for five years, handling commercial |
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legal proceedings with a focus on securities and bankruptcy law; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The skill, professionalism, and commitment to |
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excellence demonstrated by Lanora Pettit made her an important |
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asset to the Texas attorney general's office, and she may reflect |
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with pride on her accomplishments, knowing that she rendered |
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invaluable service to her colleagues and fellow citizens; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Lanora C. Pettit for her service as |
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principal deputy solicitor general of the Office of the Attorney |
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General of Texas and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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success in all her endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Pettit as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |