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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Lanora C. Pettit concluded her service as principal |
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| 8 | 9 | | deputy solicitor general of the Office of the Attorney General of |
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| 9 | 10 | | Texas on January 24, 2025, and this occasion provides a fitting |
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| 10 | 11 | | opportunity to recognize her many outstanding contributions; and |
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| 11 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Pettit first joined the Office of the Attorney |
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| 12 | 13 | | General in July 2019 as assistant solicitor general, and she was |
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| 13 | 14 | | promoted to principal deputy solicitor general in May 2021; her |
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| 14 | 15 | | responsibilities included representing the state and its agencies |
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| 15 | 16 | | and officials in both state and federal court on a variety of |
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| 16 | 17 | | topics, and she also handled several matters on behalf of state |
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| 17 | 18 | | universities, such as arguing The University of Texas System v. The |
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| 18 | 19 | | Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity and Jon Cassidy |
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| 19 | 20 | | in 2023; an accomplished appellate lawyer, she authored hundreds of |
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| 20 | 21 | | briefs and argued more than 40 appeals over the course of her |
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| 21 | 22 | | tenure, including numerous cases before the Supreme Court of the |
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| 22 | 23 | | United States, the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth |
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| 23 | 24 | | Circuit, and the Texas Supreme Court; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Pettit holds a bachelor's degree in history from |
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| 25 | 26 | | the College of William and Mary, and she graduated summa cum laude |
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| 26 | 27 | | both from there and from the University of Virginia School of Law; |
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| 27 | 28 | | she embarked on her legal career as a clerk for the U.S. Court of |
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| 28 | 29 | | Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and she went on to practice at a |
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| 29 | 30 | | large law firm in New York for two years and then at a litigation |
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| 30 | 31 | | boutique in Washington, D.C., for five years, handling commercial |
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| 31 | 32 | | legal proceedings with a focus on securities and bankruptcy law; |
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| 32 | 33 | | and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, The skill, professionalism, and commitment to |
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| 34 | 35 | | excellence demonstrated by Lanora Pettit made her an important |
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| 35 | 36 | | asset to the Texas attorney general's office, and she may reflect |
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| 36 | 37 | | with pride on her accomplishments, knowing that she rendered |
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| 37 | 38 | | invaluable service to her colleagues and fellow citizens; now, |
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| 38 | 39 | | therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | Legislature hereby honor Lanora C. Pettit for her service as |
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| 41 | 42 | | principal deputy solicitor general of the Office of the Attorney |
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| 42 | 43 | | General of Texas and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 43 | 44 | | success in all her endeavors; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 46 | | prepared for Ms. Pettit as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 46 | 47 | | House of Representatives. |
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