83R5417 LB-D
By: Marquez H.R. No. 311
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Eighth Court of Appeals in El Paso County
recently welcomed its third female justice, and an all-women panel
now presides over the court for the first time since the court's
establishment more than a century ago; and
WHEREAS, On January 14, 2013, Justice Yvonne T. Rodriguez
joined Chief Justice Ann Crawford McClure and Justice Guadalupe
Rivera on the bench of the Eighth Court of Appeals; two years
earlier, Chief Justice McClure also made history as the first woman
ever appointed to lead that court; and
WHEREAS, One of 14 courts of appeals in Texas, the Eighth
Court of Appeals has appellate jurisdiction in civil and criminal
cases that originate in the district and county courts of 17 West
Texas counties; and
WHEREAS, The achievements of Chief Justice Ann Crawford
McClure, Justice Guadalupe Rivera, and Justice Yvonne Rodriguez
serve as a source of inspiration for this and future generations of
Texans alike; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby recognize the first all-women panel to preside
over the Eighth Court of Appeals and extend to the members of that
court sincere best wishes for continued success.