Bill Text: TX HR58 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Honorable Lora Livingston on receiving the 2021 Jurisprudence Award from the Anti-Defamation League in Austin.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-18 - Reported enrolled [HR58 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR58-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 58 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Honorable Lora Livingston, presiding judge of | ||
| the 261st District Court, has been named the recipient of the 2021 | ||
| Jurisprudence Award from the Anti-Defamation League in Austin; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A 1982 graduate of the University of California, Los | ||
| Angeles, Judge Livingston began her career working with the Legal | ||
| Aid Society of Central Texas; after continuing in poverty law for | ||
| several years, she went into private practice, and in 1993, she and | ||
| Gail Parr formed their own law firm, Livingston & Parr, where she | ||
| focused on civil litigation and family law; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Judge Livingston became the first African American | ||
| woman on the bench in the Travis County District Courts when she was | ||
| sworn in as an associate judge in 1995; she went on to become the | ||
| presiding judge of the 261st District Court in 1999; in addition to | ||
| fulfilling these duties, she has served as the local administrative | ||
| judge for the Travis County Courts; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Active in her community, Judge Livingston has given | ||
| generously of her time and talents to the boards of such | ||
| organizations as the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, | ||
| the Austin Symphony Orchestra, the Austin Area Urban League, and El | ||
| Buen Samaritano; she is also a graduate of Leadership Austin; over | ||
| the years, she has received numerous accolades recognizing her | ||
| professional and civic accomplishments, including the Community | ||
| Service Award from the Austin Independent School District, the | ||
| Outstanding Attorney Award from the Travis County Women Lawyers | ||
| Association, and the Pro Bono Champion Award from the Texas Access | ||
| to Justice Commission; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through her dedication to the law and to her fellow | ||
| citizens, Judge Lora Livingston has gained the lasting respect and | ||
| admiration of her peers, and she is truly deserving of special | ||
| recognition for her many contributions to the Lone Star State; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Lora Livingston on her receipt of | ||
| the 2021 Jurisprudence Award from the Anti-Defamation League in | ||
| Austin and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success | ||
| with her important work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Judge Livingston as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Cole | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 58 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 10, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
