SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 271
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize Judge Valencia Nash, who has been named a legacy torch
recipient by the Urban League of Greater Dallas; and
WHEREAS, A native of Dallas, Judge Nash is the first female
African American justice of the peace elected in Dallas County;
she holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Houston and
earned her law degree at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at
Texas Southern University; and
WHEREAS, Judge Nash serves as justice of the peace for
precinct 1, place 2, in the southern sector of Dallas; in
addition to her many duties as a public official, she volunteers
for numerous civic and legal organizations, including the Dallas
Volunteer Attorney Program, which serves the Hurricane Katrina
Legal Clinic, the Housing Crisis Center, the Martin Luther King,
Jr., Center, and the West Dallas Center; and
WHEREAS, Judge Nash also volunteers as general counsel on
the board of the Humanities and Communications Magnet at Lincoln
High School; she hosts the Youth Conflict Resolution annual mock
trial summer program and is a member of the board of Mothers
Against Teen Violence; she is truly deserving of acknowledgment
for her exemplary accomplishments and her many contributions to
the Dallas community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
Legislature, hereby commend Judge Valencia Nash on her many
achievements and her dedication to the legal profession and
congratulate her on being selected as a legacy torch recipient by
the Urban League of Greater Dallas; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
West
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 23, 2009.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate