| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 104 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Chief Justice Sherry Radack retired from the First |
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| 6 | 6 | | Court of Appeals in Texas on December 31, 2022, concluding a |
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| 7 | 7 | | distinguished tenure that spanned more than two decades; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed jurist joined the First District Court |
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| 9 | 9 | | of Appeals in 2001 as a justice; she was appointed chief justice of |
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| 10 | 10 | | the court the following year, and she was elected chief justice by |
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| 11 | 11 | | popular vote in 2004; before taking the bench, she was employed as a |
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| 12 | 12 | | civil trial lawyer with Bracewell & Patterson in Houston, and she |
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| 13 | 13 | | served as a civil district judge in Harris County from 1998 to 2001; |
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| 14 | 14 | | and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Active in her professional community, Chief Justice |
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| 16 | 16 | | Radack has served as president of the Council of Chief Judges of the |
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| 17 | 17 | | State Courts of Appeal and on the boards of the Texas Judicial |
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| 18 | 18 | | Council, the Texas Indigent Defense Commission, and the State Bar |
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| 19 | 19 | | of Texas Appellate Section, among other groups; moreover, she has |
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| 20 | 20 | | contributed her time and talents to the University of St. Thomas, |
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| 21 | 21 | | the American Diabetes Association, and the Westland YMCA; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, An alumna of Rice University, Chief Justice Radack |
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| 23 | 23 | | taught middle-school Spanish and French in the Houston area before |
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| 24 | 24 | | enrolling at the University of Houston Law Center; she also owned |
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| 25 | 25 | | and operated retail stores in Texas and Oklahoma during the 1970s; |
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| 26 | 26 | | and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Sherry Radack's dedication, integrity, and |
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| 28 | 28 | | commitment to the law have greatly benefited the work of the First |
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| 29 | 29 | | Court of Appeals in Texas and earned her the respect and admiration |
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| 30 | 30 | | of her peers, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her service |
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| 31 | 31 | | as she embarks on the next exciting chapter of her life; now, |
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| 32 | 32 | | therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Sherry Radack on her retirement as |
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| 35 | 35 | | chief justice of the First Court of Appeals in Texas and extend to |
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| 36 | 36 | | her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 38 | | prepared for Chief Justice Radack as an expression of high regard by |
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| 39 | 39 | | the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 40 | 40 | | Murr |
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| 41 | 41 | | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 43 | 43 | | I certify that H.R. No. 104 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 44 | 44 | | 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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| 45 | 45 | | voting. |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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