Bill Text: TX SR105 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled


Bill Title: Recognizing Bill Bass for receiving the Smith County Bar Foundation 2017 Justinian Award.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-08-07 - Reported enrolled [SR105 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-SR105-Enrolled.html
 
 
 
 
 
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 105
         WHEREAS, Bill Bass, retired judge of the 12th Court of
  Appeals in Tyler, was presented with the 2017 Justinian Award by
  the Smith County Bar Foundation at its annual Law Day luncheon on
  April 26; and
 
         WHEREAS, This prestigious lifetime achievement award is
  bestowed each year on a Smith County attorney whose career is
  defined by an outstanding record of community service, legal
  ethics, and professionalism; and
 
         WHEREAS, Judge Bass graduated from Texas A&M University in
  1955 and soon after was commissioned as a second lieutenant in
  the United States Army; following his active duty service, which
  included a tour with NATO forces in Germany, he returned home to
  Van Zandt County, where he spent five years working on his
  family's farm in Martin's Mill before attending law school at
  Southern Methodist University; and
 
         WHEREAS, As a first-year law student, Judge Bass was
  elected state representative for Texas House District 12, and he
  went on to win two successive terms; over the course of his 1967
  to 1973 legislative tenure, he served on the Agriculture,
  Military Affairs, and Public Health Committees, among others,
  and he also was a member of the ethics reform coalition known as
  the "Dirty 30"; and
 
         WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan went on to practice law for 16
  years with the firm of Elliott & Bass, until he was appointed by
  Governor Mark White to the 12th Court of Appeals; twice winning
  election to that court, he also was named by the Texas Supreme
  Court as a member of the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct;
  following his retirement, he has served as senior appellate
  judge; and
 
         WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his community, Judge Bass has
  also lent his time and talents to the board of All Saints
  Episcopal School, the East Texas Symphony Orchestra, Historic
  Tyler, and Tyler Teen Court; moreover, he is an active congregant
  at Good Shepherd Reformed Episcopal Church; and
 
         WHEREAS, Through his dedication to the law and to his
  fellow citizens, Judge Bill Bass has gained the lasting respect
  and admiration of his peers, and he truly deserves special
  recognition for his many contributions to the Lone Star State;
  now, therefore, be it
 
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
  Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Judge Bill
  Bass on his receipt of the Smith County Bar Foundation 2017
  Justinian Award and extend to him sincere best wishes for the
  future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
  Judge Bass as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
 
  Hughes
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on August 7, 2017.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate
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