Bill Text: TX HR1631 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Congratulating Chief Justice Ann Crawford McClure of the Eighth Court of Appeals on her receipt of the 2013 BRAVO Award from the League of Women Voters of El Paso.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-04-26 - Reported enrolled [HR1631 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HR1631-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 1631

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Ann Crawford McClure, chief justice of the Eighth
Court of Appeals, has been named the recipient of the 2013 BRAVO
Award by the League of Women Voters of El Paso; and
WHEREAS, In selecting Chief Justice McClure, the league cited
her unwavering dedication to justice, her support for humanitarian
efforts, and her allegiance to the principles of charity and
goodwill that define the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, of
which she is a commissioned member; and
WHEREAS, Ann McClure graduated magna cum laude from Texas
Christian University and went on to complete her law degree at the
University of Houston Law Center in 1979; she joined a prominent
family firm in Houston and in 1983 opened a solo practice in
appellate law in El Paso; gaining board certification in family law
and civil appellate law, she eventually merged practices with her
husband, David, into the partnership of McClure & McClure; she
maintained her statewide appellate practice until 1994, when she
was elected to the Eighth Court of Appeals, and in October 2011, she
became the first female chief justice in the court's 100-year
history; and
WHEREAS, Deeply committed to continuing legal education,
Chief Justice McClure lectures frequently in the areas of appellate
practice, family law, evidence, ethics, and women's issues, and she
has authored numerous articles; she was appointed to the Texas
Board of Law Examiners by the Supreme Court of Texas in 1991, and
she was one of the original members of the Texas Board of
Disciplinary Appeals; she has also served on the Texas Family Law
Specialization Exam Commission and the Texas Civil Appellate Law
Advisory Commission and has chaired the State Bar of Texas
Appellate Section, the Family Law Section, and the Appellate
Division of the Judicial Section; and
WHEREAS, This distinguished jurist serves as an editorial
consultant to Matthew Bender's Texas Family Law Practice and
Procedure, and she has been a contributing editor of The Family Law
Forum, The Family Law Section Report, and other publications; in
addition, she has been the president of both the El Paso and
Trans-Pecos Bar Associations, and she has served on the Governor's
Task Force on Indigent Defense; and
WHEREAS, Over the years, Chief Justice McClure has received a
host of accolades, among them the Civil Rights Award from the El
Paso Branch of the NAACP, the Distinguished Alumnus Award from
Texas Christian University, and the Presidential Certificate of
Merit from the directors and past presidents of the State Bar of
Texas; she was named 2006 Judge of the Year by the El Paso Chapter of
the Mexican American Bar Association, 2005 Samuel Pessarra
Outstanding Jurist by the Texas Bar Foundation, and 2004 Jurist of
the Year by the Texas Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial
Lawyers; and
WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Chief Justice McClure is
supported by the love and encouragement of her husband and their two
children, Kinsey and Scott; and
WHEREAS, Chief Justice McClure exemplifies the highest
standards of her profession, and she has contributed significantly
to jurisprudence in the Lone Star State, earning the respect and
appreciation of her colleagues and her fellow citizens alike; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Chief Justice Ann Crawford McClure
on her receipt of the 2013 BRAVO Award from the League of Women
Voters of El Paso and extend to her sincere best wishes for
continued success in her important work; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Chief Justice McClure as an expression of high regard
by the Texas House of Representatives.
Moody
Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
Alonzo Gooden Otto
Alvarado Guerra Paddie
Anchia Guillen Parker
Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
Ashby Harless Perez
Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
Bohac Herrero Pickett
Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
Branch Huberty Raney
Burkett Hughes Ratliff
Burnam Hunter Raymond
Button Isaac Reynolds
Callegari Johnson Riddle
Canales Kacal Ritter
Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
Clardy King of Parker Rose
Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
Creighton Krause Simmons
Crownover Kuempel Simpson
Dale Larson Smith
Darby Laubenberg Smithee
Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
Deshotel Longoria Strama
Dukes Lozano Taylor
Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
Elkins Martinez Toth
Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
Farrar Miles Villalba
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
Frank Moody Walle
Frullo Morrison White
Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
Giddings Murphy Wu
Goldman Naishtat Zedler
Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1631 was adopted by the House on April
25, 2013, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House