Bill Text: TX HR104 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Congratulating Chief Justice Sherry Radack on her retirement from the First Court of Appeals of Texas.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR104 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HR104-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 104

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Chief Justice Sherry Radack retired from the First
Court of Appeals in Texas on December 31, 2022, concluding a
distinguished tenure that spanned more than two decades; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed jurist joined the First District Court
of Appeals in 2001 as a justice; she was appointed chief justice of
the court the following year, and she was elected chief justice by
popular vote in 2004; before taking the bench, she was employed as a
civil trial lawyer with Bracewell & Patterson in Houston, and she
served as a civil district judge in Harris County from 1998 to 2001;
and
WHEREAS, Active in her professional community, Chief Justice
Radack has served as president of the Council of Chief Judges of the
State Courts of Appeal and on the boards of the Texas Judicial
Council, the Texas Indigent Defense Commission, and the State Bar
of Texas Appellate Section, among other groups; moreover, she has
contributed her time and talents to the University of St. Thomas,
the American Diabetes Association, and the Westland YMCA; and
WHEREAS, An alumna of Rice University, Chief Justice Radack
taught middle-school Spanish and French in the Houston area before
enrolling at the University of Houston Law Center; she also owned
and operated retail stores in Texas and Oklahoma during the 1970s;
and
WHEREAS, Sherry Radack's dedication, integrity, and
commitment to the law have greatly benefited the work of the First
Court of Appeals in Texas and earned her the respect and admiration
of her peers, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her service
as she embarks on the next exciting chapter of her life; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Sherry Radack on her retirement as
chief justice of the First Court of Appeals in Texas and extend to
her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Chief Justice Radack as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.
Murr
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 104 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