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1	1	H.R. No. 1244
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The Honorable Mario E. Ramirez, Jr., of McAllen is
6	6	being presented with the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award by the
7	7	Hidalgo County Bar Association on May 7, 2009; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Judge Ramirez has presided over the 332nd District
9	9	Court since the creation of that court in 1983; he earlier served as
10	10	judge of the 93rd District Court, as judge of Hidalgo County Court
11	11	at Law No. 2, and as an assistant municipal court judge in McAllen;
12	12	earlier in his career, he worked as an attorney for the Texas
13	13	Department of Public Welfare before establishing a solo practice in
14	14	McAllen, where he also served as an attorney for the Pharr-San
15	15	Juan-Alamo Independent School District; and
16	16	WHEREAS, A former director and president of the Hidalgo
17	17	County Bar Association, Judge Ramirez has also taken a leading role
18	18	in the State Bar of Texas, serving on the board of directors, on a
19	19	committee to ensure the representation of the poor in civil
20	20	matters, and on a task force to ensure the continuation of court
21	21	operations throughout the state in the event of an emergency; in
22	22	addition, he has served on a committee charged by the Fifth
23	23	Administrative Judicial Region of Texas with setting the
24	24	qualifications for appointment as counsel in death penalty cases
25	25	and with evaluating the eligibility of attorneys for such an
26	26	appointment; and
27	27	WHEREAS, Deeply committed to public service, Judge Ramirez
28	28	has helped guide the Mental Health Association in Texas as a member
29	29	of its board, and he has held membership in the Texas Council on
30	30	Offenders with Mental Impairments; in addition, since 1982 he has
31	31	served as the overseer of the Hidalgo County Juvenile Probation
32	32	Department; in recognition of his longtime efforts to address
33	33	issues related to juvenile offenders, a newly constructed
34	34	preadjudication facility in Edinburg was dedicated as the Judge
35	35	Mario E. Ramirez, Jr., Juvenile Justice Center in March 2008; and
36	36	WHEREAS, Born in Roma, Judge Ramirez is a 1968 graduate of Rio
37	37	Grande City High School; he received his bachelor's degree from the
38	38	University of Notre Dame in 1972 and his law degree from St. Mary's
39	39	University in 1974; and
40	40	WHEREAS, For more than three decades, this distinguished
41	41	jurist has embodied the highest standards of his profession and
42	42	rendered immeasurable service to his community; now, therefore, be
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44	44	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
45	45	Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Mario E. Ramirez,
46	46	Jr., on his receipt of the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award from the
47	47	Hidalgo County Bar Association and extend to him sincere
48	48	appreciation for his significant contributions to the Lone Star
49	49	State; and, be it further
50	50	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
51	51	prepared for Judge Ramirez as an expression of high regard by the
52	52	Texas House of Representatives.
53	53	Gonzales
54	54	______________________________
55	55	Speaker of the House
56	56	I certify that H.R. No. 1244 was adopted by the House on April
57	57	23, 2009, by a non-record vote.
58	58	______________________________
59	59	Chief Clerk of the House