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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Georgetown Teen Court program is in it’s 16th year with the largest
group of Attorneys participating than in past years, the 2008-2009 program is cooperating with
the City of Georgetown, the Georgetown Independent School District, and Williamson County;
and
WHEREAS, this year the Teen Court program has had 14 Teen Court settings with six
cases being set each night, with a total case load of 84 cases. The percentage rate of completion
for the 2007-2008 school year was 80% with sentencing consisting of community service and Jury
terms; and
WHEREAS, the Georgetown Municipal Court is unique in the fact that it requests police
officers and witnesses to be present during Teen Court hearings, this program continues to grow
with more interest than ever in the amount of cases heard and the amount of volunteer Attorneys
participating; and
WHEREAS, the program receives its support from the City of Georgetown and no
outside donations or funding are allowed. Each year, at the Teen Court training and the year end
banquet, Teen Court receives support from the Georgetown Police Department, judges from
Williamson County and District courts; and
WHEREAS, the most outstanding achievement that Georgetown has made in the last
twelve months is the encouragement, participation, and promotion of the program. This can be
seen by the increased number of volunteer attorneys which has led to the program winning the
prestigious Spotlight Achievement Award for 2008 at the Annual Teen Court Conference held in
Odessa last October; and
WHEREAS, this award is given each year by (TCAT) Teen Court Association of Texas to
one court in Texas that has shown the most progress, innovation, and achievement.
THEREFORE, I, GEORGE GARVER, Mayor of the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby
recognize and commend the:
2008-2009 GEORGETOWN TEEN COURT
