H.R. No. 296
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The retirement of the Honorable Marc Holder as judge
of Brazoria County Court at Law No. 2 on December 31, 2022, provides
a fitting opportunity to reflect on his two decades of outstanding
service to his fellow citizens; and
WHEREAS, First elected to the court in 2002, Judge Holder was
reelected, unopposed, every four years since; in 2004, after only a
year on the bench, he was appointed presiding judge of the County
Courts at Law by his fellow judges; and
WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of Brazoria County and a
graduate of Brazosport College, Marc Holder earned his bachelor's
degree in political science from the University of Houston in 1977
and his law degree magna cum laude from South Texas College of Law
in 1982; a practicing attorney for nearly four decades, he is
licensed to handle civil, family, criminal, juvenile, and probate
cases in the state courts of Texas, as well as the U.S. District
Court, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court;
he is a former president of the Brazoria County Bar Association; and
WHEREAS, Engaged in his community, Judge Holder has been a
member of the Rotary Club, the board of the Boys Club, and the
Angleton Umpires Association, and he was an adjunct professor at
Alvin Community College; he has coached state and national
championship teams for the Angleton Girls Softball Association, and
he has served as a volunteer child support collector and as a
volunteer at the Red Cross Hurricane Relief Center; and
WHEREAS, Judge Holder enjoys a rewarding family life with his
wife, the Honorable Terri Tipton Holder, and their 3 children,
Stephani, Randi, and Cody, and 10 grandchildren; for nearly four
decades, Judge Holder has attended Second Baptist Church, where he
has served as a Sunday school teacher and deacon; and
WHEREAS, Marc Holder's tenure as a jurist was characterized
by diligence, integrity, and a love of the law, and it is indeed a
privilege to join with residents of Brazoria County in honoring him
for his many years of public service; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Marc Holder on his retirement from
Brazoria County Court at Law No. 2 and extend to him sincere best
wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Judge Holder as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Vasut
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 296 was adopted by the House on March
8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House