TITLE: Honoring Phil Johnson for his service on the Texas Supreme Court.

SUMMARY: Honoring Phil Johnson for his service on the Texas Supreme Court.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Justice Phil Johnson retired from the Texas Supreme Court on December 31, 2018, drawing to a close an exemplary tenure on the state's highest court that spanned 13 years; and WHEREAS, Appointed by Governor Rick Perry in 2005, Justice Johnson won admiration for his steadfast leadership; his knowledge and wisdom were particularly crucial in cases involving the oil and gas industry and the rights of landowners, and he excelled as a liaison to the board of the State Bar; he previously served for seven years on the Seventh Court of Appeals in Amarillo, winning election as its chief justice in 2002; and WHEREAS, Justice Johnson grew up in Lubbock and completed his bachelor's degree in mathematics at Texas Tech University; during the Vietnam War, he served in the U.S. Air Force, flying fighter-bombers and then instructing student pilots; he attained the rank of captain and received numerous decorations, among them the Silver Star, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry; subsequently, he graduated with honors from Texas Tech School of Law and joined the Lubbock firm of Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, where he became a partner; and WHEREAS, Dedicated to the legal profession, Justice Johnson has served on numerous State Bar of Texas committees, and he is a former president of the Lubbock County Bar Association; a life fellow of both the Texas and American Bar Foundations, he is also a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas and the American Law Institute; in addition, he has benefited the wider community through his membership on the boards or supervising committees of the Legal Aid Society of Lubbock, the Golden Spread Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Kiwanis, Southwest Lighthouse for the Blind, and other organizations; and WHEREAS, Justice Phil Johnson has made enormous contributions to Texas law, and in so doing, he has earned the lasting respect and appreciation of his fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature hereby commend the Honorable Phil Johnson for his outstanding service as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Justice Johnson as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Price Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Noble Allen Guillen Oliverson Allison Gutierrez Ortega Anchia Harless Pacheco Anderson Harris Paddie Ashby Hefner Parker Bailes Hernandez Patterson Beckley Herrero Paul Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Perez Bell of Montgomery Holland Phelan Bernal Howard Price Biedermann Huberty Ramos Blanco Hunter Raney Bohac Israel Raymond Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Reynolds Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez Buckley Johnson of Harris Romero, Jr. Bucy Kacal Rose Burns King of Hemphill Rosenthal Burrows King of Parker Sanford Button King of Uvalde Schaefer Cain Klick Shaheen Calanni Krause Sheffield Canales Kuempel Sherman, Sr. Capriglione Lambert Shine Clardy Landgraf Smith Cole Lang Smithee Coleman Larson Springer Collier Leach Stephenson Cortez Leman Stickland Craddick Longoria Stucky Cyrier Lopez Swanson Darby Lozano Talarico Davis of Dallas Lucio III Thierry Davis of Harris Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Dean Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Deshotel Metcalf Tinderholt Dominguez Meyer Toth Dutton Meza Turner of Dallas Farrar Middleton Turner of Tarrant Fierro Miller VanDeaver Flynn Minjarez Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morales White Geren Morrison Wilson Gervin-Hawkins Mu oz, Jr. Wray Goldman Murphy Wu Gonz lez of Dallas Murr Zedler Gonz lez of El Paso Neave Zerwas Goodwin Nev rez Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 495 was adopted by the House on April 15, 2019, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House