| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 410 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize the Honorable Ralph H. Walton Jr., who is retiring as |
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| 4 | 4 | | judge of the 355th Judicial District Court after 27 years of |
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| 5 | 5 | | service on the bench; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A lifelong Texan, Ralph Walton was born in |
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| 7 | 7 | | Palestine and grew up in Grapeland; he earned his juris doctorate |
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| 8 | 8 | | degree from Baylor University School of Law in 1972, and he has |
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| 9 | 9 | | been a resident of Hood County since 1974; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Judge Walton began his career in the private |
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| 11 | 11 | | practice of law in 1973, and he continued in private practice while |
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| 12 | 12 | | serving as city attorney for the City of Granbury from 1977 to 1985; |
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| 13 | 13 | | he has been board certified in criminal law since 1986, and he |
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| 14 | 14 | | graduated from the Texas College for Judicial Studies in 2007; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, An esteemed public servant, he first began service |
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| 16 | 16 | | on the bench of the 355th Judicial District in 1985; he returned to |
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| 17 | 17 | | private practice in 1989, and he was again elected to the bench in |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1999; he has presided over the court with distinction and is noted |
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| 19 | 19 | | for his diligence and fair-mindedness; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, A widely respected professional, Judge Walton is |
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| 21 | 21 | | a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and a former delegate |
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| 22 | 22 | | for state Republican conventions; he has given generously to the |
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| 23 | 23 | | Granbury community and the state through his service in civic |
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| 24 | 24 | | leadership and volunteer positions; he is a charter member of the |
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| 25 | 25 | | Granbury Rotary Club and has been a member of Leadership |
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| 26 | 26 | | Granbury; he can reflect with pride on his impressive record of |
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| 27 | 27 | | community and public service and his many accomplishments in the |
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| 28 | 28 | | judicial system; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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| 30 | 30 | | Legislature, hereby commend Judge Ralph H. Walton Jr. on his |
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| 31 | 31 | | exemplary career and his many contributions to his community and |
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| 32 | 32 | | state and extend to him best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | further |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 35 | 35 | | him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 36 | 36 | | Birdwell |
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| 37 | 37 | | ________________________________ |
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| 38 | 38 | | President of the Senate |
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| 39 | 39 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 40 | 40 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 41 | 41 | | the Senate on May 26, 2021. |
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| 42 | 42 | | ________________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 44 | 44 | | ________________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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