Bill Text: TX HR294 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Texas Latinx Judges Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-22 - Reported enrolled [HR294 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR294-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Texas Latinx Judges Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-22 - Reported enrolled [HR294 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR294-Introduced.html
88R13259 JH-D | ||
By: Neave Criado | H.R. No. 294 |
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WHEREAS, Latinx judges from across the state are gathering in | ||
Austin on February 22, 2023, in celebration of Texas Latinx Judges | ||
Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, "Latinx" is the term specifically chosen to | ||
reference judges of all Latin American and/or Hispanic cultural, | ||
racial, and ethnic groups, including jurists who are nonbinary; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although the Latinx population of Texas is at least | ||
40 percent, Latinx judges account for only 16 percent of the state's | ||
judiciary; nevertheless, Latinx judges have contributed | ||
significantly to the delivery of justice across the state; notable | ||
trailblazers include Reynaldo Garza and Pete Benavides, U.S. Court | ||
of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Raul Gonzalez and Eva Guzman, | ||
Texas Supreme Court, Elsa Alcala, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, | ||
Linda Yanez, Thirteenth Court of Appeals, Carlos Cadena and Alma | ||
Lopez, Fourth Court of Appeals, and Elma Salinas Ender, 341st | ||
Judicial District Court, among others; and | ||
WHEREAS, With support from the Hispanic Issues Section of the | ||
State Bar of Texas, Latinx judges formed the first nonpartisan | ||
Texas-wide organization dedicated to advancing current and future | ||
Latinx judges, recognizing their contributions, and promoting | ||
diversity, inclusion, integrity, and excellence in the judiciary; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Fostering equal justice is the mission of all | ||
judges, and the more than 500 Latinx individuals presently serving | ||
on courts across Texas have exemplified the highest standards of | ||
judicial conduct and have demonstrated an inspiring commitment to | ||
the public through their efforts both on and off the bench; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize February 22, 2023, as Texas Latinx | ||
Judges Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those | ||
participating sincere best wishes for a memorable and enjoyable | ||
visit to Austin. |