Bill Text: TX SR317 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Tenth Court of Appeals on its centennial.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-16 - Reported enrolled [SR317 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR317-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize the Tenth Court of Appeals on the occasion of the | ||
| court's centennial; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1923, the Texas Legislature created the Tenth | ||
| Supreme Judicial District to be composed of 12 counties: Bosque, | ||
| Brazos, Coryell, Falls, Freestone, Hamilton, Hill, Leon, | ||
| Limestone, Madison, McLennan, and Robertson; the legislature | ||
| added Johnson, Navarro, Somervell, and Hood Counties to the | ||
| district in 1927, removed Hood County in 1929, added Ellis County | ||
| in 1932, and added Burleson and Walker Counties in 2005; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Court of Civil Appeals for the Tenth Supreme | ||
| Judicial District met for its first regular session on June 30, | ||
| 1923, at the McLennan County Courthouse in Waco; the City of Waco | ||
| contracted with McLennan County to furnish the fourth floor of | ||
| its courthouse to house the Court of Civil Appeals, and the Waco | ||
| Law Library Corporation donated its books to become the court's | ||
| library; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1981, all Texas courts of civil appeals were | ||
| granted appellate criminal jurisdiction in cases that did not | ||
| involve capital punishment and were renamed courts of appeals; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The title of Associate Justices was changed in | ||
| 1985 to Justices, and in 1987 the Texas Legislature replaced all | ||
| references to Supreme Judicial Districts with Courts of Appeals | ||
| Districts; in 1991, the Tenth Court of Appeals was granted the | ||
| authority to sit in any county within its district; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since 1923, when Governor Pat Neff appointed | ||
| Jesse Gallagher as the court's first chief justice, until today, | ||
| under the guidance of Chief Justice Thomas W. Gray, Justices Matt | ||
| Johnson and Steve Smith, and Court Clerk Nita Whitner, the Tenth | ||
| Court of Appeals has been dedicated to providing its district | ||
| with the protection of the law and the administration of justice; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend the distinguished justices and staff | ||
| who have served on the Tenth Court of Appeals during its 100 years | ||
| of existence and recognize the court's many contributions to the | ||
| rich history of jurisprudence in the State of Texas; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| the Tenth Court of Appeals in honor of this special occasion. | ||
| Birdwell, Flores, Hall | ||
| King, Kolkhorst, Schwertner | ||
| ____________________________________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ____________________________________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ____________________________________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 16, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
