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EDWARD J TRACY
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Born:
February 2, 1953, Fort Worth, Texas. |
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Graduated: Arlington Heights High School, Fort Worth (With Honors)
May, 1971.
Two year letterman in varsity swimming
-- long-distance freestyle. Six seasons of softball as an outfielder, one
state championship.
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Colleges: Balliol College, Oxford, England. Featured Debater, King's College,
Cambridge, Summer, 1971.
University of Texas at Arlington (B.A., Magna Cum Laude) May, 1975. Alpha Chi
National Honor Society. Founding member, Sigma Phi Epsilon Social
Fraternity (Texas Kappa Chapter).
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Legal Education:
Baylor University (J.D.) February, 1980. Associate Editor, Baylor
Law Review; Baylor Order of Barristers; Harvey M. Richey Moot Court Society. |
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Law
Practice: |
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Private law practice, Newton, Texas, January, 1981 to present. |
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Municipal
Judge, Newton, Texas 1982 to 1984. |
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County Attorney, County of Newton 1985 to 1996. |
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District Attorney, County of Newton 1996 to 1998.
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Married:
February, 1981, Sherry Hughes Tracy,
Newton, Texas. |
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Children:
Two.
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News Coverage: |
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Organizations:
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Newton County Chamber of Commerce - 1981 to present. President, 1985.
Outstanding Community Youth Leadership Award, 2002. Outstanding Community
Leadership Award, 2003. Outstanding Community Service Award, 2004. Youth
Leadership Award, 2005. |
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Newton Lions Club - 1981 to present. President, 1983-84. President,
1994-95. President, 2003-04. District Leo Director, Texas District 2S1, 2004-05.
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First United Methodist Church.
Past Chairman, Pastor-Parish Relations Committee; Trustee; Past Lay Leader; President, United
Methodist Men
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Professional/Legal Organizations: |
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American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; First Judicial District Bar
Association; Ex-Editors Association, Baylor Law
Review; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
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Other activities: |
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Certified
boxing coach (Level 2) & co-founder Newton Gym & Boxing
Club, 2005-2008. |
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Sports writing
and publication contributions: Newton County News 2001-2008, Dave Campbell's
Texas Football, 2005, 2006.
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Heritage Organizations: |
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Paul Revere
Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution; Somerset Chapter, Magna Charta Barons;
General Society of Colonial Wars.
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Notable ancestors: |
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Edward J. Tracy
- Father, Veteran of World War II. |
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Edward B. Tracy - Grandfather, Veteran of World War
I. |
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Edward E. Tracy - Great-grandfather. First County Judge,
County "F", Oklahoma. |
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William J. Brister - Great
2 grandfather. Citizen of the
Republic of Texas, Civil War Veteran. |
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William Brister
- Great 3 grandfather. Veteran of the Texas Revolution. |
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John A. Endicott -
Great 4 grandfather, War of
1812. |
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Moses Endicott -
Great 5 grandfather.
Minute Man, American Revolutionary War. |
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Gov. John Endecott -
Great 10 grandfather.
Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony,
Commander of the colonial army, Board of Overseers of Harvard University. |
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