H.R. No. 448
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, State District Court Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos has
been nominated for a seat on the United States District Court for
the Southern District of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Since 2001, Judge Ramos has served as judge of the
347th District Court of Nueces County; she presides over the
Domestic Violence Court, and she previously served as the local
administrative judge for the Nueces County District Courts; and
WHEREAS, This distinguished jurist has been regularly ranked
as the best district judge by members of the Corpus Christi Bar
Association; she is a member of the Texas Bar Foundation, the Nueces
County Council of Judges, and the Nueces County Juvenile Board, and
she serves as the Corpus Christi Bar Association's liaison to the
Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee; and
WHEREAS, A native of Port Lavaca, Judge Ramos earned her
bachelor's degree in education summa cum laude from Texas State
University; she graduated with honors from The University of Texas
School of Law in 1991 and also graduated from the Texas College for
Judicial Studies; after practicing for six years in the civil
litigation section of Meredith, Donnell & Abernethy, she entered
public service as a municipal court judge in Corpus Christi; and
WHEREAS, Judge Ramos has demonstrated a deep commitment to
her community and to social justice; she has chaired the National
Conference for Community and Justice, and she has served as vice
president of the Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse--Coastal Bend;
moreover, she has mentored students at Driscoll Middle School and
is a graduate of Leadership Corpus Christi, Class 27; and
WHEREAS, Highly regarded for her dedication, experience, and
brilliant legal mind, Judge Ramos has established herself as
eminently qualified to serve as a federal judge; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Nelva Gonzales Ramos
on her nomination to the United States District Court for the
Southern District of Texas and extend to her sincere best wishes for
continued success in her endeavors; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Judge Ramos as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Gonzales of Hidalgo
Scott
Hunter
Torres
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 448 was adopted by the House on March
3, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House