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
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| 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 | ||
