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1		-	H.R. No. 2536
	1	+	84R26523 BK-D
	2	+	By: Reynolds H.R. No. 2536
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4	5		R E S O L U T I O N
5	6		WHEREAS, The Honorable George Carol Hanks Jr. received his
6	7		judicial commission on April 22, 2015, to serve as a United States
7	8		district judge of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of
8	9		Texas; and
9	10		WHEREAS, Nominated for the post by President Barack Obama,
10	11		Judge Hanks was confirmed by the U.S. Senate by a unanimous vote on
11	12		April 20; and
12	13		WHEREAS, Judge Hanks is a native of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana,
13	14		and graduated with his bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, from
14	15		Louisiana State University in 1986; he went on to attain his juris
15	16		doctorate from Harvard Law School in 1989 and recently furthered
16	17		his education with his receipt of a master of laws degree in 2014
17	18		from the Duke University School of Law; and
18	19		WHEREAS, After beginning his career as a law clerk under the
19	20		Honorable Sim Lake of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of
20	21		Texas, George Hanks served as an associate at the law firm of
21	22		Fulbright & Jaworski from 1991 to 1996 and as a shareholder at
22	23		Wickliff & Hall, PC, from 1996 to 2000; from 2001 to 2002, he served
23	24		as district judge for the 157th Civil District Court of Texas, and
24	25		from 2003 to 2010, he served as a justice on the First Court of
25	26		Appeals of Texas; in September 2010, he became a U.S. magistrate
26	27		judge in the Southern District; and
27	28		WHEREAS, A member of the American Law Institute, Judge Hanks
28	29		has worked as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law
29	30		Center and as a faculty member of the National Judicial College and
30	31		National Institute for Trial Advocacy; in addition, he has authored
31	32		legal publications and lectured at continuing education seminars
32	33		around the country; he has served on the State Bar Committee on
33	34		Pattern Jury Charges and on the Texas Judicial Panel for
34	35		Multi-District Litigation, as well as on the board of directors of
35	36		the Judicial Section of the State Bar of Texas; and
36	37		WHEREAS, This prominent jurist is admitted to the Texas and
37	38		District of Columbia bars, and he holds memberships in the College
38	39		of the State Bar of Texas, the Houston Lawyers Association, and
39	40		numerous bar associations; moreover, he is a former special
40	41		disciplinary counsel for the Texas State Bar Commission for Lawyer
41	42		Discipline as well as a former chair and member of the District 4F
42	43		State Bar Grievance Committee in Houston; he has also volunteered
43	44		his time with a range of community organizations that include the
44	45		American Red Cross and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Houston; and
45	46		WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Judge Hanks has demonstrated
46	47		an unwavering commitment to the highest standards of public
47	48		service, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his achievements as
48	49		he takes on his challenging new role; now, therefore, be it
49	50		RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
50	51		Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable George Carol Hanks
51	52		Jr. on his appointment as a U.S. district judge for the Southern
52	53		District of Texas and extend to him sincere best wishes for a
53	54		productive and rewarding tenure; and, be it further
54	55		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
55	56		prepared for Judge Hanks as an expression of high regard by the
56	57		Texas House of Representatives.
57		-	Reynolds
58		-	______________________________
59		-	Speaker of the House
60		-	I certify that H.R. No. 2536 was adopted by the House on May
61		-	21, 2015, by a non-record vote.
62		-	______________________________
63		-	Chief Clerk of the House