| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 506 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize Justice John E. Neill on his exemplary law career and his |
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| 4 | 4 | | outstanding service as justice on the Tenth Court of Appeals; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A graduate of Saint Mary's University School of |
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| 6 | 6 | | Law, John Neill devoted 12 years to the private practice of law; |
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| 7 | 7 | | he represented both individuals and businesses and primarily |
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| 8 | 8 | | handled civil matters; he has been board certified in family law |
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| 9 | 9 | | by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1994 and was |
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| 10 | 10 | | recently certified in child welfare law; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Justice Neill began his distinguished career in |
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| 12 | 12 | | judicial service in 1998, when he was appointed to serve as judge |
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| 13 | 13 | | of the 18th District Court by Governor George W. Bush; in this |
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| 14 | 14 | | role, he presided over felony criminal, civil, family, and Child |
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| 15 | 15 | | Protective Services cases in Johnson and Somervell Counties; he |
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| 16 | 16 | | is proud to have brought the Court Appointed Special Advocates |
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| 17 | 17 | | (CASA) program to Johnson County, and he was honored to have been |
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| 18 | 18 | | reelected for five consecutive terms; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Justice Neill was appointed by Governor Abbott to |
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| 20 | 20 | | the Tenth Court of Appeals and took the bench in February of 2019; |
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| 21 | 21 | | he has since authored more than 250 opinions for the court |
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| 22 | 22 | | regarding criminal, civil, family, and Child Protective Services |
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| 23 | 23 | | appeals cases from the trial courts in the 18-county district; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, A highly esteemed judge and legal expert, Justice |
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| 25 | 25 | | Neill is a life member of the Texas Bar Foundation, an honor |
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| 26 | 26 | | bestowed on less than two percent of Texas attorneys, and he has |
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| 27 | 27 | | been admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of the |
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| 28 | 28 | | United States; he is an exemplary public servant, and he is |
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| 29 | 29 | | indeed deserving of special recognition for his many |
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| 30 | 30 | | professional accomplishments and his invaluable contributions to |
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| 31 | 31 | | the judicial system of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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| 33 | 33 | | Legislature, hereby commend Justice John E. Neill for his |
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| 34 | 34 | | exceptional service to the citizens of Texas as justice on the |
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| 35 | 35 | | Tenth Court of Appeals and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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| 36 | 36 | | the future; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 38 | 38 | | him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 39 | 39 | | Birdwell |
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| 40 | 40 | | ________________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | President of the Senate |
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| 42 | 42 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 43 | 43 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 44 | 44 | | the Senate on May 27, 2021. |
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| 45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 47 | 47 | | ________________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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