89R22689 AMB-D
By: Moody H.R. No. 802
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Rob Kepple has earned great distinction through his
outstanding career with the Texas District and County Attorneys
Association, including his 22 years of exemplary leadership as the
organization's executive director; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of The George Washington University Law
School, Rob Kepple began his career by serving as an associate at
the Fulbright and Jaworski law firm in Houston; he went on to
distinguish himself as a prosecutor in Harris County, working under
the legendary district attorney John Holmes, and he rose to become a
chief felony prosecutor; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Kepple joined the Texas District and County
Attorneys Association in 1990, overseeing the legal training of
prosecutors throughout the state and representing them at the State
Capitol; he assisted in drafting and implementing the 1993 Texas
Penal Code, and in 2002, he accepted the position of executive
director of the association; and
WHEREAS, Under Mr. Kepple's skilled leadership, the Texas
District and County Attorneys Association has become recognized as
the largest statewide association of prosecutors in the nation; his
impressive tenure is marked by such notable accomplishments as the
formation of the Texas District and County Attorneys Foundation and
the Prosecutor Management Institute, and he has been an
indispensable asset to numerous legislators as well as aspiring
prosecutors at The University of Texas School of Law; and
WHEREAS, Rob Kepple is an esteemed legal expert who has left
an indelible mark on the practice and application of law in Texas,
and his leadership as executive director of the Texas District and
County Attorneys Association will be greatly missed by all; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
Legislature hereby commend Rob Kepple for his exceptional career
and his many contributions to the Lone Star State 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 Mr. Kepple as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.