Bill Text: TX HR121 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Judge Tom Lawrence on his service as Harris County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 2.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-26 - Reported enrolled [HR121 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR121-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 121 |
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WHEREAS, Judge Tom Lawrence is retiring as Harris County | ||
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 2, in 2014, when he will be | ||
concluding an outstanding tenure that has spanned three decades; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Judge Lawrence took office on January 1, 1983, and | ||
was subsequently reelected seven times; he has twice served as | ||
presiding judge of the Harris County Justice of the Peace Court, and | ||
in 1991, he established one of Harris County's first teen courts; | ||
through the years, he has taken a keen interest in the justice court | ||
system, and he has been instrumental in the passage of various laws | ||
to enhance its effectiveness; and | ||
WHEREAS, Admired for his insight and expertise, Judge | ||
Lawrence has been twice appointed by the Supreme Court of Texas to | ||
the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, and he served as chair of | ||
that body from 1996 to 1997; moreover, he was named to serve on the | ||
Supreme Court Advisory Committee in 1999, and he continued in that | ||
capacity for more than a decade; he has further contributed to the | ||
work of the Supreme Court of Texas as a member of four task forces; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Judge Lawrence earned his bachelor's degree in | ||
political science from Chapman University and was then commissioned | ||
as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard; after serving his country for | ||
four years, he obtained a law degree from South Texas College of | ||
Law, and he later became certified as a civil mediator by the | ||
National Judicial College; he is a member of numerous bar | ||
associations and a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation; and | ||
WHEREAS, Involved in his community as well, this esteemed | ||
Texan has contributed to the Flaming Arrow District of the Boy | ||
Scouts of America Sam Houston Area Council, the Houston Northwest | ||
Chamber of Commerce, and the North Harris Montgomery Community | ||
College Foundation; in addition, he has served as president of the | ||
Sons of the American Revolution Paul Carrington Chapter and as | ||
chancellor general of the national organization; and | ||
WHEREAS, Tom Lawrence has greatly benefited his fellow Texans | ||
through his dedication and commitment to excellence, and he may | ||
indeed reflect with pride on his record of achievement as he embarks | ||
on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commend Judge Tom Lawrence | ||
on his service as Harris County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, | ||
Place 2, 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 Judge Lawrence as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Harless | ||
Riddle | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 121 was adopted by the House on July | ||
25, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||