HR230 - Honoring Ken Molberg for his service as a justice of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas.

      H.R. No. 230       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, The Honorable Ken Molberg concluded his exemplary   service as senior associate justice of the Court of Appeals for the   Fifth District of Texas in Dallas on January 1, 2025; and          WHEREAS, Elected to Place 12 of the appellate court in 2018,   Justice Molberg brought to his role a wealth of experience on the   bench, including a decade as judge of the 95th Judicial District   Court; previously, he served as the local administrative district   judge of Dallas County, with responsibilities for the county's 39   district courts, and as the presiding judge of all civil district   courts of the county; and          WHEREAS, Justice Molberg graduated from the Southern   Methodist University School of Law, and in 1981, he cofounded the   firm Wilson, Williams & Molberg; during his 33 years as a trial   attorney, he specialized in labor and employment law and handled   and tried hundreds of civil matters, among them cases before the   U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Texas, and   state appellate courts; and          WHEREAS, Over the years, Justice Molberg has advanced his   profession in numerous leadership roles; he co-chaired the Pattern   Jury Charges Business, Consumer, Insurance & Employment Committee   for the State Bar of Texas, and he served for many years on the U.S.   Fifth Circuit District Judges Association Advisory Committee on   Pattern Jury Charges for Labor and Employment Law; moreover, he was   a founder and president of the Texas Employment Lawyers   Association; he has further benefited his colleagues as a frequent   speaker for continuing legal education programs and as a   substantial annual contributor to the Dallas Bar Association's   Equal Access to Justice Campaign/Dallas Volunteer Attorney   Program; and          WHEREAS, In addition, Justice Molberg is an original member   of the Founders Board of the University of North Texas Dallas   College of Law, where a student scholarship is named in his honor;   the recipient of myriad accolades, he was recognized with the   Dallas Bar Association's prestigious Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn Jurist   of the Year Award in 2022, and he was selected as the 2017 Jurist of   the Year by the Texas chapters of the American Board of Trial   Advocates; and          WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure as a judge, Ken Molberg   demonstrated wisdom, integrity, and a profound commitment to the   law, and his contributions have won him the high esteem of his   colleagues; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby honor Ken Molberg for his service as a justice of   the Court of Appeals of the Fifth District of Texas and that he be   extended sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for Justice Molberg as an expression of high regard by the   Texas House of Representatives.     Jones of Dallas   Y. Davis of Dallas   Rose   Bryant   Garcia Hernandez     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 230 was adopted by the House on April   9, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House