SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 382
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize members of the Howard Payne University Moot Court team,
who won several awards at the American Moot Court Association
2017 National Championship Tournament on January 6 and 7; and
WHEREAS, The Moot Court tournament is a competition during
which students from across the nation prepare and argue cases in
front of judges in an environment that is designed to simulate
presenting arguments before the United States Supreme Court; the
2017 tournament took place at the Stetson University College of
Law in Gulfport, Florida; and
WHEREAS, Two teams from Howard Payne University qualified
to compete in the national tournament; Caitlin Wood and Jackson
Spencer qualified by advancing to the quarterfinals at the Texas
A&M University School of Law Regional Tournament, and Rebeca
Puente and Isaac Sommers qualified at the same regional
tournament by beating the United States Air Force Academy in the
final round; and
WHEREAS, Isaac Sommers was named fifth overall speaker
among the 786 competitors at the national event, and the
Puente-Sommers team advanced to outrounds, where they placed in
the top 16 of 80 teams; in a competition of written arguments
submitted prior to the tournament, two Howard Payne University
teams won awards for petitioner briefs; the team of Bailey Myler
and Justin Harris placed sixth, and the Puente-Sommers team
placed seventh; and
WHEREAS, These distinguished law students worked
tirelessly in preparation for this national competition; they
have proven their ability to apply complex case law to difficult
legal scenarios, and they can indeed take pride in their
outstanding accomplishments; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
Legislature, hereby commend the winning team members from Howard
Payne University for their exceptional performances at the
American Moot Court Association 2017 National Championship
Tournament and extend to them best wishes for the future; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
them as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
Buckingham
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 6, 2017.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate