[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 57 (Wednesday, May 11, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: May 11, 1994]
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                CONGRATULATIONS TO JUSTICE NEIL O'BRIEN

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                         HON. THOMAS J. MANTON

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 11, 1994

  Mr. MANTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my good friend 
Justice Neil O'Brien who is being honored on May 19, 1994 at the 
Douglaston Manor located in Queens. Justice O'Brien has been a long 
time resident of Woodside, Queens located in the seventh district which 
I have the pleasure of representing.
  Justice O'Brien has served for the past 16 years in the Courts of 
Kings and Queens counties. He was appointed to the New York City 
Criminal Court by Mayor Beame in 1977, elected to the Supreme Court in 
1987 and appointed to the appellate division by Governor Cuomo in May 
1990. A former Queens assistant district attorney, Justice O'Brien 
served for many years as chief of the Appeals Bureau and later as 
executive assistant district attorney.
  Mr. Speaker, Justice O'Brien was born and raised and currently still 
lives in Woodside, Queens. He served in the U.S. Army from 1954-56. He 
was educated at St. Sebastian's School located in Woodside and St. 
Augustine's Diocesan High School of Park Slope. He received his B.S. in 
Marketing from Fordham University in 1954 and his LLB from Fordham Law 
School in 1959.
  Justice O'Brien's wife is the former Alice Dunn of Astoria, Queens. 
His daughter, Alice Gunther is an associate of Cravath, Swaine & Moore 
in Manhattan. Her husband, Chris Gunther is also an attorney and is an 
associate at the firm of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason and 
Silberberg in Manhattan.
  Mr. Speaker, Justice O'Brien has dedicated himself to our country's 
justice system as well as his community and I commend him for it. I 
know my colleagues join me in congratulating Justice Neil O'Brien on 
this special day.

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