TITLE: Recognizing Bonnie Sudderth for her service as acting Governor of Texas.

SUMMARY: Recognizing Bonnie Sudderth for her service as acting Governor of Texas.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to recognize Chief Justice Bonnie Sudderth for her service as acting Governor of Texas on July 5 and 6, 2019, pursuant to Texas Government Code, Section 401.023; and WHEREAS, Bonnie Sudderth is chief justice of the Second Court of Appeals; prior to her appointment as a justice to the Second Court of Appeals in 2015, she served for six years as a judge and chief judge of the Fort Worth municipal courts and almost 19 years as a state district judge in Tarrant County; in October of 2017, Governor Greg Abbott appointed her chief justice of the Second Court of Appeals; and WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas School of Law, Chief Justice Sudderth has authored more than 500 published and unpublished opinions since her appointment to the Second Court of Appeals, and she has twice received Best Series of Articles awards from the State Bar of Texas; and WHEREAS, She is noted for her exceptional work as a mentor to law students and young attorneys, and she was the first recipient of the Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association's Outstanding Mentor Award; she has served for more than 20 years as an adjunct professor at Texas A&M University School of Law, formerly Texas Wesleyan School of Law; and WHEREAS, Chief Justice Sudderth is respected for her fairness and impartiality, her thorough knowledge of the law, and her passion for public service; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th Legislature, hereby commend Chief Justice Bonnie Sudderth on her distinguished career as a jurist and extend congratulations to her on her exemplary service as Governor of Texas; and, be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. Nelson President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on May 5, 2021.