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               WHEREAS, The Honorable Michael Schneider, 315th District  | 
      
      
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        Court judge, has been named a recipient of the 2015 President's  | 
      
      
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        Award by the Houston Bar Association; and | 
      
      
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               WHEREAS, The chair of the association's Juvenile Law Section,  | 
      
      
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        Judge Schneider shares the award with the section's program chair,  | 
      
      
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        Brian J. Fischer; thanks to their leadership and to the vital  | 
      
      
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        assistance of the dedicated board members, the Juvenile Law Section  | 
      
      
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        was also recognized as Outstanding Section; it has sponsored two  | 
      
      
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        extremely successful two-day conferences attended by juvenile law  | 
      
      
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        practitioners from across the state; these intensive educational  | 
      
      
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        programs both featured experts who helped participants learn how to  | 
      
      
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        better represent their juvenile clients in matters that could have  | 
      
      
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        enormous implications for their future; and | 
      
      
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               WHEREAS, Judge Schneider has also worked diligently in behalf  | 
      
      
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        of the section's charitable endeavors, which include support of the  | 
      
      
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        Harvest Celebration, the Criss Cole Children's Fund, the Harris  | 
      
      
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        County Juvenile Courts, and the State Bar of Texas Juvenile Law  | 
      
      
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        Section scholarship fund for young parolees; in addition, the  | 
      
      
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        section made a large donation to the Houston Alumni and Youth Center  | 
      
      
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        to purchase necessities for teens aging out of foster care and  | 
      
      
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        embarking on independent lives; and | 
      
      
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               WHEREAS, Through his skill, vision, and commitment to  | 
      
      
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        excellence, Judge Schneider has contributed significantly to the  | 
      
      
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        effectiveness of the Juvenile Law Section, and in so doing, he has  | 
      
      
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        earned the respect and admiration of his colleagues; now,  | 
      
      
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        therefore, be it | 
      
      
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               RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas  | 
      
      
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        Legislature hereby congratulate Judge Michael Schneider on his  | 
      
      
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        receipt of a 2015 President's Award from the Houston Bar  | 
      
      
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        Association and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued  | 
      
      
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        success; and, be it further | 
      
      
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               RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be  | 
      
      
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        prepared for Judge Schneider as an expression of high regard by the  | 
      
      
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        Texas House of Representatives. |