| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 206 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Honorable Juan R. Partida has served the |
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| 6 | 6 | | community of the Rio Grande Valley with great distinction for more |
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| 7 | 7 | | than 20 years; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born in Edinburg to Jose G. and Adela C. Partida, |
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| 9 | 9 | | Juan Partida graduated from Edinburg High School in 1970; he |
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| 10 | 10 | | attended The University of Texas at Austin, where he earned his |
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| 11 | 11 | | bachelor's degree with honors in 1974 and his law degree in 1977; |
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| 12 | 12 | | since then, he has continued his legal education by attending the |
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| 13 | 13 | | Texas College for New Judges and the National Judicial College; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, In 1986, Judge Partida was elected to the Hidalgo |
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| 15 | 15 | | County Court at Law No. 1, and two years later, he won the first of |
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| 16 | 16 | | six consecutive elections to the 275th District Court, all but one |
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| 17 | 17 | | of them without opposition; his current term on the district court |
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| 18 | 18 | | expires at the end of 2010; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Judge Partida pioneered the use of alternative |
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| 20 | 20 | | dispute resolution methods in Hidalgo County, employing both |
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| 21 | 21 | | voluntary and mandatory mediation and also nonbinding summary jury |
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| 22 | 22 | | trials; moreover, this esteemed Texan was the first judge in the Rio |
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| 23 | 23 | | Grande Valley to require the Prison Orientation for One Day Program |
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| 24 | 24 | | as a condition of community supervision in criminal cases; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Judge Partida is a leader in his profession outside |
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| 26 | 26 | | of the courtroom as well; from 1998 to 1999, he served as chair of |
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| 27 | 27 | | the Hidalgo County Bail Bond Board, and he was elected by his fellow |
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| 28 | 28 | | district court judges to serve as the local presiding judge for the |
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| 29 | 29 | | Board of Judges in 2007; he is also the overseer of the two |
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| 30 | 30 | | auxiliary courts in the county; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, With the love and support of his wife, Felicia, and |
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| 32 | 32 | | his three children, Daniel, Melissa, and Laura, Judge Juan Partida |
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| 33 | 33 | | has dedicated himself to the pursuit of excellence in the |
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| 34 | 34 | | administration of justice in Hidalgo County for more than two |
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| 35 | 35 | | decades, and the people of the Rio Grande Valley have benefited |
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| 36 | 36 | | greatly from his consummate professionalism; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature hereby commend Judge Juan R. Partida for his |
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| 39 | 39 | | contributions to his community and extend to him sincere best |
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| 40 | 40 | | wishes for continued success in his invaluable work; and, be it |
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| 41 | 41 | | further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | prepared for Judge Partida as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 44 | 44 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 45 | 45 | | Pena |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 48 | 48 | | I certify that H.R. No. 206 was adopted by the House on |
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| 49 | 49 | | February 9, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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