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Office of the Mayor <br />WHEREAS,municipal courts play a significant role in preserving <br />public safety and promoting quality of life in Texas; and <br />WHEREAS,more people come in contact with municipal courts than <br />all other Texas courts combined,and public impressions of the Texas <br />judicial system are <br />municipal court;and <br />WHEREAS,the City of La Porte Municipal Court is committed to the notion <br />that our legal system is based on the principle that an independent, fair, and <br />competent judiciary will interpret and apply the laws that govern us and that <br />judges and court personnel should comply with the law and act in a manner <br />that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the <br />judiciary; and <br />WHEREAS,the City of La Porte does hereby commend the City of La Porte <br />excellent work in upholding the procedural safeguards in criminal cases for <br />all defendants, including indigent defendants, and in complying with all <br />municipal court requirements of the State of Texas. <br />I, Louis R. Rigby, Mayor, do hereby proclaim <br />NOW, THEREFORE, <br />November 6-10, 2023, as <br />Municipal Court Week <br />In Witness Whereof: I have hereto set my hand and <br />caused the Seal of the City to be affixed hereto, this, <br />rd <br />the 23day ofOctober, 2023. <br /> <br />