TITLE: Recognizing the first all-women panel to preside over the Eighth Court of Appeals in El Paso County.

SUMMARY: Recognizing the first all-women panel to preside over the Eighth Court of Appeals in El Paso County.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Eighth Court of Appeals in El Paso County recently welcomed its third female justice, and an all-women panel now presides over the court for the first time since the court's establishment more than a century ago; and WHEREAS, On January 14, 2013, Justice Yvonne T. Rodriguez joined Chief Justice Ann Crawford McClure and Justice Guadalupe Rivera on the bench of the Eighth Court of Appeals; two years earlier, Chief Justice McClure also made history as the first woman ever appointed to lead that court; and WHEREAS, One of 14 courts of appeals in Texas, the Eighth Court of Appeals has appellate jurisdiction in civil and criminal cases that originate in the district and county courts of 17 West Texas counties; and WHEREAS, The achievements of Chief Justice Ann Crawford McClure, Justice Guadalupe Rivera, and Justice Yvonne Rodriguez serve as a source of inspiration for this and future generations of Texans alike; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby recognize the first all-women panel to preside over the Eighth Court of Appeals and extend to the members of that court sincere best wishes for continued success. Marquez Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 311 was adopted by the House on February 18, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House