Bill Text: TX HR583 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Brent Carr on his retirement as judge of Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 9.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-30 - Reported enrolled [HR583 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR583-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 583 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The retirement of the Honorable Brent Carr as judge | ||
| of Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 9 on December 31, 2022, | ||
| concluded an exceptional tenure that spanned more than three | ||
| decades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After graduating from the University of Tampa, Brent | ||
| Carr joined the Marine Corps and served in Washington, D.C., | ||
| Oklahoma, Korea, and Japan; he later continued his education at the | ||
| South Texas College of Law in Houston, and in 1983, he began working | ||
| for the district attorney's office in Tarrant County; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1991, this esteemed public official was elected | ||
| as judge of Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 9; in the following | ||
| years, he distinguished himself as a dedicated servant to the | ||
| community; among his many responsibilities, he was the presiding | ||
| judge over three specialty courts: the Tarrant County Mental Health | ||
| Court, the Tarrant County Veterans Treatment Court, and the Tarrant | ||
| County RISE program for female victims of sex trafficking; these | ||
| initiatives give people a chance to be diverted from prosecution | ||
| and have enhanced the lives of more than 1,000 participants; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Judge Carr shared his expertise and insight as a | ||
| member of the Judicial Commission on Mental Health, and he was a | ||
| consultant for numerous specialty courts across the state of Texas; | ||
| he was also a past chair of the Office of Court Administration's | ||
| Specialty Court Advisory Committee and the Tarrant County Mental | ||
| Health Association, as well as the inaugural chair of the Tarrant | ||
| County Veterans Coalition; more recently, he was reappointed to the | ||
| Specialty Courts Advisory Council by Governor Greg Abbott; in all | ||
| his endeavors, he is supported by his wife and three children; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Judge Brent Carr | ||
| demonstrated a steadfast commitment to the law and to the highest | ||
| ideals of his profession, and it is indeed a privilege to recognize | ||
| him for his outstanding public service; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor Brent Carr on the occasion of his | ||
| retirement as judge of Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 9 and | ||
| extend to him sincere best wishes as he embarks on the next exciting | ||
| chapter of his life; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Judge Carr as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Collier | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 583 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 30, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
