Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session
Texas SR84: Recognizing James T. Worthen on the occasion of his retirement.
Status: Passed both chambers, September 4, 2025
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, September 11, 2025:
89(2) SR 84 - Enrolled version - Bill Text SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 84 WHEREAS, The retirement of James T. "Jim" Worthen as chief justice of the Twelfth Court of Appeals in Tyler on December 31, 2026, will conclude his remarkable 27-year tenure as a jurist; and WHEREAS, Chief Justice Worthen first joined the court in 1999, and he became chief justice in 2003; before taking the bench, he practiced law in Tyler with the firms of Sammons and Parker and Bain, Files, Worthen and Jarrett, P.C.; and WHEREAS, Active in his professional community, Chief Justice Worthen has held the office of chair for the Council of Chief Justices, and he has served on the Texas Bar Journal Board of Editors Committee and the Law Library Committee of the Smith County Bar Association; he is also a member of the American Bar Association, a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, and a Charter Fellow of the Smith County Bar Foundation; and WHEREAS, A seventh-generation Texan, Chief Justice Worthen grew up in Big Sandy; he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from The University of Texas at Tyler, his juris doctor degree from South Texas College of Law, and his master of laws degree from the University of Virginia; he holds bar membership in the United States District Court for the …
Sponsors
- Bryan Hughes (R, SD-001) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Reported enrolled
- : Vote recorded in Journal
- : Read & adopted
- : Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Subjects: Resolutions--Congratulatory & Honorary, WORTHEN, JAMES T. (NE9UM)
Common questions
- What is SR84?
- SR84 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): Recognizing James T. Worthen on the occasion of his retirement.
- What is the status of SR84?
- Passed both chambers as of September 4, 2025. Latest action: Reported enrolled (September 4, 2025).
- Who sponsored SR84?
- Bryan Hughes (R, SD-001).
- Where is the official record for SR84?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=SR00084
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