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BIOGRAPHY |
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Edward M. Emmett
Harris
County Judge
Edward M. Emmett became Harris
County Judge on March 6, 2007, following Robert Eckels’ resignation.
Voters later elected Judge Emmett in his own right on Nov. 4, 2008.
A member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1979 to 1987, Judge
Emmett was chairman of the Committee on Energy, a member of the Transportation
Committee, and represented the state on numerous national committees relating
to energy and transportation policy.
In 1989, President George H. W. Bush nominated Emmett as a Commissioner
at the Interstate Commerce Commission. After being confirmed unanimously
by the United States Senate, Judge Emmett served on the commission for
three years.
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Judge Emmett went on to found The Emmett Company, a multi-faceted international
consulting and marketing firm serving the transportation industry.
His previous experience also includes acting as president and chief
operating officer of the National Industrial Transportation League.
With a wide breadth of experience in transportation and logistics policy,
Judge Emmett has been asked to speak at transportation conferences
and meetings across the United States and in 15 countries. He was named
one of the Top 20 Logistics Professionals by the Logistics Forum in
2003, and the Transportation Clubs International gave him its “Transportation
Person of the Year” award in 2005.
As county judge, Judge Emmett also is director of Harris County’s
Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, a role that took
on special significance when Hurricane Ike struck the Gulf Coast in September
2008. Judge Emmett was widely praised locally and nationally for his calm
leadership during and after Ike’s devastating landfall.
Judge Emmett has won numerous awards during his tenure as chief executive
of the nation’s third-largest county, including most recently: the
2009 Distinguished Public Service Award from the LBJ School of Public Affairs
at the University of Texas; the 2008 Presidential “Call to Service
Award” from President George W. Bush; the 2008 Distinguished Leader
Award from Leadership Houston; the 2008 Weather Hero from the John C. Freeman
Weather Museum and the 2007 Greater Houston-Galveston Anchor Award for
Excellence in Transportation.
Judge Emmett also serves on numerous boards
and committees, including acting as chairman of the Harris County Juvenile
Board and the Juvenile
Detention Alternatives Initiative Executive Steering Committee. He also
is a board member of: the Joint City-County Commission on Children; the
Tejano Center for Community Concerns; the Houston-Galveston Area Council;
the Houston-Galveston Area Council Transportation Policy Council; and
the American Society of Transportation and Logistics
Judge Emmett attended Bellaire High School. He graduated from Rice University
in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and from the University
of Texas at Austin in 1974 with a Master of Public Affairs degree.
Judge Emmett and his wife, Gwen, have been married for 35 years and have
four children and seven grandchildren.
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