[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 137 (Wednesday, November 12, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1513-E1514]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE AND RETIREMENT OF JUDGE JEAN BOYD

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                            HON. KAY GRANGER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 12, 2014

  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the career and 
accomplishments of Judge Jean Boyd, who has been a proven leader in 
Fort Worth, Texas.
   Judge Jean Boyd is the presiding judge of the 323rd Family District 
Court, which serves Tarrant County as its Juvenile Court. Judge Boyd 
has presided in this Court since 1995, having previously served as its 
Associate Judge since 1987. She is retiring from the bench in December 
2014 after 27 years of judicial service.
   Throughout her career, Judge Boyd has worked to serve her community 
and her profession as a whole. She is the Chair of the Juvenile Justice 
Committee of the Judicial Section of the State Bar of Texas, and she 
has previously served as Chair of the Juvenile Law Section of the State 
Bar of Texas. She served on the Board of the Texas Juvenile Probation 
Commission from 2005 to 2011. In January 2014, she was appointed by 
Governor Perry to the Supreme Court of Texas Permanent Judicial 
Commission for Children, Youth and Families.
   Judge Boyd is a past board member of the Tarrant County Bar 
Association and a past president of the Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court, 
the Tarrant County Young Lawyers' Association and the Tarrant County 
Women Lawyers' Association. Judge Boyd was honored as the Outstanding 
Young Lawyer of Tarrant County in 1988 and received The Professionalism 
Award from the Tarrant County Bar Association in 2001. In 2011, Judge 
Boyd became the first woman to receive the Tarrant County Bar 
Association's prestigious Silver Gavel Award, which is given to jurists 
who have made a substantial contribution to the bench by exemplifying 
ability, integrity and courage.
   In 2000, Judge Boyd spearheaded the implementation of National 
Adoption Day in Tarrant County and has participated in every National 
Adoption Day event since then. She was selected as Judge of the Year by 
Texas CASA in 1999. In 2002, Judge Boyd received the Judge Scott Moore 
Award from Child Advocates of Tarrant County. In 2003, she was the 
recipient of the Angel in Adoption Award from the Congressional 
Coalition on Adoption Institute. She served on the founding boards of 
CASA of Tarrant County and the Alliance for Children and is currently a 
member of the board of Gill Children's Services.

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   Judge Boyd has dedicated her career to making Tarrant County a 
better place to live, and her contributions to our community are 
undeniable. I join in congratulating her on her outstanding service and 
retirement.

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