| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2093 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Gladys Goffney celebrated her 50th anniversary as a |
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| 6 | 6 | | lawyer in 2022; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, After enjoying success as a medical technologist, |
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| 8 | 8 | | Ms. Goffney embarked on a career shift in 1966, when she began |
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| 9 | 9 | | taking night courses at South Texas College of Law Houston; at that |
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| 10 | 10 | | time, there were only a handful of female students attending the |
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| 11 | 11 | | college, and Ms. Goffney was a founding member of the women's |
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| 12 | 12 | | group; she earned her juris doctor in 1971, becoming the college's |
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| 13 | 13 | | second Black female graduate; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Goffney passed the bar exam and became a |
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| 15 | 15 | | licensed attorney in 1972; she opened a solo practice, originally |
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| 16 | 16 | | specializing in family, juvenile, and criminal law, and she later |
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| 17 | 17 | | expanded her practice to include probate law; through the years, |
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| 18 | 18 | | she has served as a referee and attorney ad litem in hundreds of |
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| 19 | 19 | | cases, and she further distinguished herself during her time as |
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| 20 | 20 | | associate judge in the 246th Family District Court in Harris |
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| 21 | 21 | | County; today, she focuses on nonlitigious probate cases; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of more than five decades, Gladys |
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| 23 | 23 | | Goffney has demonstrated a deep commitment to the legal profession, |
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| 24 | 24 | | and her skill, expertise, and dedication have earned her the |
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| 25 | 25 | | admiration and appreciation of her colleagues as well as the many |
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| 26 | 26 | | clients she has served; now, therefore, be it |
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| 27 | 27 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 28 | 28 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Gladys Goffney on her 50th |
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| 29 | 29 | | anniversary as a lawyer and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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| 30 | 30 | | the future; and, be it further |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 32 | 32 | | prepared for Ms. Goffney as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 33 | 33 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 34 | 34 | | Dutton |
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| 35 | 35 | | ______________________________ |
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| 36 | 36 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 37 | 37 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2093 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 38 | 38 | | 24, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 39 | 39 | | ______________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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