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1	1		SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 317
2	2		WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
3	3		recognize the Tenth Court of Appeals on the occasion of the
4	4		court's centennial; and
5	5		WHEREAS, In 1923, the Texas Legislature created the Tenth
6	6		Supreme Judicial District to be composed of 12 counties: Bosque,
7	7		Brazos, Coryell, Falls, Freestone, Hamilton, Hill, Leon,
8	8		Limestone, Madison, McLennan, and Robertson; the legislature
9	9		added Johnson, Navarro, Somervell, and Hood Counties to the
10	10		district in 1927, removed Hood County in 1929, added Ellis County
11	11		in 1932, and added Burleson and Walker Counties in 2005; and
12	12		WHEREAS, The Court of Civil Appeals for the Tenth Supreme
13	13		Judicial District met for its first regular session on June 30,
14	14		1923, at the McLennan County Courthouse in Waco; the City of Waco
15	15		contracted with McLennan County to furnish the fourth floor of
16	16		its courthouse to house the Court of Civil Appeals, and the Waco
17	17		Law Library Corporation donated its books to become the court's
18	18		library; and
19	19		WHEREAS, In 1981, all Texas courts of civil appeals were
20	20		granted appellate criminal jurisdiction in cases that did not
21	21		involve capital punishment and were renamed courts of appeals; and
22	22		WHEREAS, The title of Associate Justices was changed in
23	23		1985 to Justices, and in 1987 the Texas Legislature replaced all
24	24		references to Supreme Judicial Districts with Courts of Appeals
25	25		Districts; in 1991, the Tenth Court of Appeals was granted the
26	26		authority to sit in any county within its district; and
27	27		WHEREAS, Since 1923, when Governor Pat Neff appointed
28	28		Jesse Gallagher as the court's first chief justice, until today,
29	29		under the guidance of Chief Justice Thomas W. Gray, Justices Matt
30		-	Johnson and Steve Smith, and Court Clerk Nita ~~Whitener~~, the Tenth
	30	+	Johnson and Steve Smith, and Court Clerk Nita Whitner, the Tenth
31	31		Court of Appeals has been dedicated to providing its district
32	32		with the protection of the law and the administration of justice;
33	33		now, therefore, be it
34	34		RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
35	35		Legislature, hereby commend the distinguished justices and staff
36	36		who have served on the Tenth Court of Appeals during its 100 years
37	37		of existence and recognize the court's many contributions to the
38	38		rich history of jurisprudence in the State of Texas; and, be it
39	39		further
40	40		RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
41	41		the Tenth Court of Appeals in honor of this special occasion.
42	42		Birdwell, Flores, Hall
43	43		King, Kolkhorst, Schwertner
44	44		____________________________________________________________
45	45		Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
46	46		____________________________________________________________
47	47		Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
48	48		____________________________________________________________
49	49		Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
50	50		______________________________
51	51		President of the Senate
52	52		I hereby certify that the
53	53		above Resolution was adopted by
54	54		the Senate on March 16, 2023.
55	55		______________________________
56	56		Secretary of the Senate