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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Judge Amanda Burch has been named a recipient of a |
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2025 Distinguished Alumni Award by the Killeen Independent School |
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District Alumni Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, the alumni association recognizes |
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Killeen ISD graduates who have contributed significantly to their |
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communities or professions and who serve as inspiring role models |
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for future generations; and |
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WHEREAS, A 1994 graduate of Ellison High School, Judge Burch |
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earned a bachelor's degree with honors from Texas Tech University |
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in 1998 and a law degree with honors from the Texas Tech University |
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School of Law in 2001; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Burch subsequently began her legal career as |
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an associate with Gardere Wynne Sewell in Dallas, and she went on to |
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serve as an assistant attorney general and special assistant United |
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States attorney with the Office of the Attorney General of Texas |
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before becoming an assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern |
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District of Texas in 2008; on August 1, 2024, she was sworn in to |
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serve as a U.S. magistrate judge for the United States District |
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Court, Northern District of Texas, Lubbock Division; active in her |
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professional community, she is a member of the State Bar of Texas |
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and the Lubbock Area Bar Association; and |
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WHEREAS, The accomplishments of noteworthy alumni are a |
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source of great pride to all those associated with Killeen ISD, and |
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Amanda Burch is indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; 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 congratulate Judge Amanda Burch on her receipt |
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of a 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award from the Killeen Independent |
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School District Alumni Association and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Judge Burch as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |