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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Judge Ann-Marie Carruth is being recognized with the |
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| 6 | 7 | | Government Award by the YWCA of Lubbock at its annual Women of |
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| 7 | 8 | | Excellence Awards Ceremony on March 9, 2017; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Created in 1989, the Women of Excellence Awards |
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| 9 | 10 | | honor individuals for their contributions as leaders and |
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| 10 | 11 | | volunteers, highlighting the vital roles that women play in civic |
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| 11 | 12 | | and professional endeavors in the Lubbock area; and |
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| 12 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Judge Carruth was elected justice of the peace for |
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| 13 | 14 | | Lubbock County Precinct 4 in 2014; a magna cum laude graduate of |
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| 14 | 15 | | Texas Tech University, she earned her doctor of jurisprudence |
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| 15 | 16 | | degree from the Texas Tech School of Law in 2006 and subsequently |
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| 16 | 17 | | fulfilled a lifelong dream of practicing law with her father |
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| 17 | 18 | | through the establishment of Saleh Law, PLLC; in addition to her |
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| 18 | 19 | | work as an attorney and judge, she has generously donated her time |
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| 19 | 20 | | to support a number of community events, including fund-raisers |
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| 20 | 21 | | organized by the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Susan G. Komen, |
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| 21 | 22 | | and the YWCA, and she has supported Meals on Wheels by performing |
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| 22 | 23 | | pro bono legal work and serving on the group's board of directors; |
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| 23 | 24 | | and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, With her receipt of a Women of Excellence Award, |
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| 25 | 26 | | Judge Ann-Marie Carruth joins an elite group of women who have been |
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| 26 | 27 | | honored by the YWCA of Lubbock, and she is indeed a worthy role |
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| 27 | 28 | | model for this and future generations; now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 29 | 30 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Ann-Marie Carruth on |
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| 30 | 31 | | her receipt of a 2017 Women of Excellence Award from the YWCA of |
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| 31 | 32 | | Lubbock and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success |
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| 32 | 33 | | and happiness; and, be it further |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 34 | 35 | | prepared for Judge Carruth as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 35 | 36 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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