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Judicial Council adopts unanimous resolutions honoring Chief Justice Hecht and Presiding Judge Keller on retirement
Summary
The Texas Judicial Council read and adopted resolutions honoring Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht and Presiding Judge Sharon Keller; the council adopted both resolutions by acclamation and a recorded unanimous vote.
The Texas Judicial Council read and adopted resolutions honoring Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht and Presiding Judge Sharon Keller at its Dec. 13, 2024 meeting, recognizing both jurists’ years of service and leadership. The council approved the resolutions by motion and a unanimous voice vote.
OCA staff read the resolutions, which recited each jurist’s service dates, authored-opinion totals cited by the council and leadership roles on the Judicial Council and other bodies. Chief Justice Hecht’s resolution noted that he became chair of the Judicial Council in 2013 and authored more than 800 opinions in his tenure on the Supreme Court. The resolution for Presiding Judge Sharon Keller noted her election to the Court of Criminal Appeals in 1994, her service as presiding judge and vice chair of the Texas Judicial Council, and cited her leadership of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission.
A council member moved to adopt both resolutions; another member seconded the motion. The chair called the question and the minutes state the vote was unanimous. Members then offered brief remarks and presented small gifts and commemorative gavels to both jurists.
Ending: The council’s minutes record the resolutions’ adoption and a unanimous vote; the meeting then moved to other business and adjourned for the holidays.
