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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Gloria E. López was sworn in as judge of the 308th |
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| 6 | 7 | | Family Court in Harris County on January 1, 2019, representing an |
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| 7 | 8 | | impressive milestone in her accomplished career; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born in McAllen, Gloria López graduated from high |
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| 9 | 10 | | school in 2004 and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in government |
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| 10 | 11 | | and Spanish from The University of Texas at Austin; in May 2010, she |
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| 11 | 12 | | received her law degree from Texas Southern University; and |
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| 12 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Judge López was hired in 2011 as an associate in The |
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| 13 | 14 | | Hall Law Firm, a civil litigation firm, and from 2012 to 2018, she |
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| 14 | 15 | | operated her own practice specializing in family law; through the |
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| 15 | 16 | | years, she has handled more than 300 civil and family cases in |
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| 16 | 17 | | Harris County; she was elected to preside over the 308th Family |
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| 17 | 18 | | Court on November 6, 2018; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Gloria López has distinguished herself through her |
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| 19 | 20 | | legal expertise, professionalism, and compassion, and she may |
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| 20 | 21 | | indeed reflect with pride on her achievements as she takes on the |
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| 21 | 22 | | challenges and opportunities of her new position; now, therefore, |
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| 22 | 23 | | be it |
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| 23 | 24 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 24 | 25 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Gloria E. López on her election as |
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| 25 | 26 | | judge of the 308th Family Court in Harris County and extend to her |
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| 26 | 27 | | sincere best wishes for continued success in her important work; |
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| 27 | 28 | | and, be it further |
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| 28 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 29 | 30 | | prepared for Judge López as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 30 | 31 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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