TITLE: Congratulating Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos on her nomination to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos on her nomination to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, State District Court Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos has been nominated for a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; and WHEREAS, Since 2001, Judge Ramos has served as judge of the 347th District Court of Nueces County; she presides over the Domestic Violence Court, and she previously served as the local administrative judge for the Nueces County District Courts; and WHEREAS, This distinguished jurist has been regularly ranked as the best district judge by members of the Corpus Christi Bar Association; she is a member of the Texas Bar Foundation, the Nueces County Council of Judges, and the Nueces County Juvenile Board, and she serves as the Corpus Christi Bar Association's liaison to the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee; and WHEREAS, A native of Port Lavaca, Judge Ramos earned her bachelor's degree in education summa cum laude from Texas State University; she graduated with honors from The University of Texas School of Law in 1991 and also graduated from the Texas College for Judicial Studies; after practicing for six years in the civil litigation section of Meredith, Donnell & Abernethy, she entered public service as a municipal court judge in Corpus Christi; and WHEREAS, Judge Ramos has demonstrated a deep commitment to her community and to social justice; she has chaired the National Conference for Community and Justice, and she has served as vice president of the Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse--Coastal Bend; moreover, she has mentored students at Driscoll Middle School and is a graduate of Leadership Corpus Christi, Class 27; and WHEREAS, Highly regarded for her dedication, experience, and brilliant legal mind, Judge Ramos has established herself as eminently qualified to serve as a federal judge; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Nelva Gonzales Ramos on her nomination to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success in her endeavors; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Judge Ramos as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Gonzales of Hidalgo Scott Hunter Torres Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 448 was adopted by the House on March 3, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House