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[Ad Hoc Judicial Nominating Committee on June 25, 2024. ]
ON JUNE THE 25TH, AND THE AD HOC JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMITTEE IS NOW IN SESSION.UH, THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 4TH, 20, 24 MINUTES.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
UH, THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM A, CONSIDERING JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SELECTION OF FULL-TIME MUNICIPAL JUDGE AND ASSOCIATE JUDGE POSITIONS AT THIS TIME AT 1:33 PM THE AD HOC JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMITTEE WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.074 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT TO DELIBERATE THE POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT OF ASSOCIATE MUNICIPAL JUDGES AND, UM, PERMANENT MUNICIPAL JUDGES, AS WELL AS SEEKING LEGAL ADVICE FROM COUNSEL.
WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
YOU'RE GOING UNDER OH SEVEN ONE FOR THE LEGAL ADVICE.
AND AS AN AMENDMENT TO MY PREVIOUS STATEMENT, WE WILL BE ADJOURNING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.07, ONE OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT OH 2:11 PM ON JUNE 25TH.
AND THE AD HOC JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMITTEE IS COMPLETED.
ITS CLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTIONS 5 5 1 0.071 AND OH SEVEN FOUR OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
WE HAVE RETURNED TO OPEN SESSION.
I'M NOW OPEN TO MOTIONS WITH REGARD TO NOMINATION OF MUNICIPAL JUDGES.
I HAVE A MOTION CHAIR, UM, REGARDING THE FULL-TIME MUNICIPAL JUDGE CANDIDATES.
I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING JUDGES TO FULL COUNSEL FOR APPROVAL.
JAY ROBINSON, PRESTON ROBINSON, CHERYL WILLIAMS, DEMETRIUS BLACKLOCK, MICHAEL AIA, TANYA, GOD GOFFY, MARK MORELL, KRISTEN KRAMER, JULIE CLANCY, AND MARSHA TILLMAN.
ALTHOUGH IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION, PLEASE SAY, AYE.
THAT MOTION IS ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY.
WE'LL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH REGARD TO ASSOCIATE JUDGE CANDIDATES.
UH, MY MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING 18 OR TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING 18 CANDIDATES FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE TO THE FULL COUNSEL, AMAR CARR.
MELODY ARMSTRONG, DESMOND COOKS, SANDRA WHITE, MANUEL HADDA, UH, KADO CHU, DANIEL MCDONALD, IRA ZA, STEPHANIE NEIL, AMY GRAY, KEVIN BROOKS, ERIC MCCLELLAND, EDWARD JOHNSON, LUIS REJO, DARICE SHAW, LANA BYRNE, HELEN RIZZO, AND TIFFANY BAKER.
A SLATE OF ASSOCIATE MUNICIPAL JUDGES.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION HEARING NONE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE MOTION IS GRANTED UNANIMOUSLY AT THIS POINT, THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE, THE AD HOC JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMITTEE IS NOW ADJOURNED.