| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1000 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Connie Hickman retired as the Navarro County justice |
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| 6 | 6 | | of the peace for Precinct 4 in June 2022, concluding a noteworthy |
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| 7 | 7 | | tenure in office that spanned more than three decades; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Judge Hickman first took office as justice of the |
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| 9 | 9 | | peace for Navarro County in 1991, after serving for eight years as a |
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| 10 | 10 | | court clerk to former Justice of the Peace Badie Stewart; she was |
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| 11 | 11 | | the only justice of the peace for several years prior to the county |
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| 12 | 12 | | splitting into four different precincts; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of her exemplary eight terms in |
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| 14 | 14 | | office, Judge Hickman oversaw several advances in the court |
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| 15 | 15 | | system's technology, including the computerization of its record |
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| 16 | 16 | | system and the automation of traffic citations; furthermore, she |
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| 17 | 17 | | helped establish a truancy court to promote educational success |
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| 18 | 18 | | among the county's youth; at the time of her retirement, she was the |
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| 19 | 19 | | longest-tenured elected official in Navarro County and was one of |
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| 20 | 20 | | the highest decorated justices of the peace in the state; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Judge Hickman served as president of the Justices of |
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| 22 | 22 | | the Peace and Constables Association of Texas from 2006 to 2007, as |
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| 23 | 23 | | chair of the Justice of the Peace Legislative and Education |
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| 24 | 24 | | Committees, and as a past president and board member of the Texas |
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| 25 | 25 | | Association of Counties; in recognition of her many achievements, |
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| 26 | 26 | | she has received numerous accolades, such as the Judge of the Year |
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| 27 | 27 | | Award, the T. A. Vines Award, and the Lifetime Achievement Award |
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| 28 | 28 | | from the JPCA, and she was also selected to attend the prestigious |
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| 29 | 29 | | National Judicial College; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Connie Hickman has greatly benefited her fellow |
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| 31 | 31 | | citizens through her leadership, professionalism, and commitment |
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| 32 | 32 | | to excellence, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her |
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| 33 | 33 | | outstanding record of service; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Connie Hickman on her |
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| 36 | 36 | | retirement as justice of the peace for Navarro County Precinct 4 and |
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| 37 | 37 | | extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and |
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| 38 | 38 | | happiness in all her future endeavors; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for Judge Hickman as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 41 | 41 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Harris of Anderson |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1000 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 46 | 46 | | 20, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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