Bill Text: TX HR911 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 911 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Congratulating the Honorable Gordon Adams on retiring as judge of the 169th District Court in Bell County.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2021-05-11 - Reported enrolled [HR911 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HR911-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 911



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Honorable Gordon Adams is retiring as judge of
	the 169th District Court in Bell County on July 2, 2021, drawing to
	a close an exemplary tenure that has spanned more than two decades;
	and
	WHEREAS, First appointed by Governor George W. Bush in 2000,
	Judge Adams has since been elected to the bench six times, and he
	has served as the local administrative district judge since
	December 2012; prior to becoming a district judge, he served as an
	associate judge for the Third Administrative Judicial Region; and
	WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his community, Judge Adams has
	also served as a member of the Killeen City Council from 1982 to
	1984 and as mayor pro tempore of Killeen in 1983 and 1984; a valued
	member of the Killeen Independent School District Board of Trustees
	for nearly a decade, he served as the board president from 1989
	until 1993; and
	WHEREAS, In retirement, Judge Adams plans to spend more time
	with his family while continuing his judicial service as a
	part-time retired senior district judge for the Third
	Administrative Judicial Region; and
	WHEREAS, Demonstrating a commitment to the highest ideals of
	his profession, Judge Gordon Adams has greatly benefited the
	citizens of Bell County, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a
	career well spent as he embarks on the next exciting endeavor of his
	life; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Gordon Adams on his
	retirement as judge of the 169th District Court 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 Adams as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.

	Buckley

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 911 was adopted by the House on May 8,
	2021, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House