Bill Text: TX SR563 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 4, 2017, as Texas Women Judges' Day.
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-04 - Reported enrolled [SR563 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR563-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize women judges from across the state and to welcome them | ||
| to Austin on April 4, 2017, on the occasion of Texas Women Judges' | ||
| Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Women judges in Texas have a storied history | ||
| dating back to 1925, when Governor Pat Neff appointed Hortense | ||
| Sparks Ward, Hattie Leah Henenberg, and Ruth Virginia Brazzil to | ||
| serve as Texas Supreme Court justices for a case from which all of | ||
| the existing judges on the court had recused themselves; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The case involved a fraternal organization that | ||
| had so many prominent members that no qualified male judges or | ||
| attorneys could be found who did not have a conflict of interest; | ||
| the women appointed to serve on the supreme court were all | ||
| well-established attorneys, and these pioneering women formed | ||
| the first court in the nation composed entirely of women; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The first woman to hold a permanent position on a | ||
| Texas bench was Sarah Tilghman Hughes, a highly esteemed state | ||
| representative who was appointed to the 14th District Court in | ||
| Dallas by Governor James Allred in 1935; Judge Hughes went on to | ||
| win election to the seat for a full term and was reelected for six | ||
| more terms; in 1961, she became the first woman to serve as a | ||
| federal district judge in Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since that time, numerous women have served with | ||
| distinction on the Texas Supreme Court and on the Texas Court of | ||
| Criminal Appeals; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, more than 1,300 women preside over courts | ||
| throughout the state; they exemplify the highest standards of | ||
| judicial conduct, and their dedication to public service is truly | ||
| an inspiration to us all; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend the women judges of Texas for their | ||
| service and their commitment to equal justice under the law and | ||
| extend to them best wishes for a memorable Texas Women Judges' | ||
| Day at the State Capitol; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of this special occasion. | ||
| West, Huffman, Zaffirini | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 4, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
