[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 100 (Wednesday, July 27, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: July 27, 1994]
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            INVESTITURE OF JACK CADDELL AS BANKRUPTCY JUDGE

  Mr. HEFLIN. Madam President, I wish I could have been in Decatur, AL 
on Friday, July 15, to have witnessed Jack Cadell's investiture as a 
bankruptcy judge for Northern Alabama. As a serviceman, lawyer, and 
always active citizen, Judge Cadell has demonstrated a strong 
commitment to his country and to his native region.
  Jack Cadell was born in Decatur in 1945. As a young man, he served in 
the ROTC, the Alabama National Guard, and the Naval Reserve. At the 
same time, he completed his education at the University of Alabama. He 
earned a law degree from the University of Alabama in 1970 and served 
as a law clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Seybourn Lynne, also in the 
Northern District. Jack's formal education is certainly extensive. 
However, I have a feeling that he also had some early legal training 
from his father and my great friend, John Caddell.
  Jack has been practicing law for more than 20 years, primarily in the 
area of bankruptcy law. His intellectual and technical legal expertise 
have made him one of the most respected bankruptcy lawyers in the 
State. For many years, he worked with the law firm of Caddell, Shanks, 
Harris, Moores & Murphree. By establishing his own practice after the 
1979 bankruptcy law revisions, Jack Cadell demonstrated his personal 
work ethic and his ability to handle every aspect of the law.
  Jack has also served as a part-time municipal judge in Decatur and is 
a past president of the Morgan County Bar Association. He enjoys an 
excellent reputation for thoroughness and fairness throughout the 
region and State.
  Jack knows the people of Northern Alabama, and he knows the specific 
issues and concerns which are unique to this area. His practice 
frequently takes him all over the district, to Florence and Huntsville, 
Gadsden and Anniston, and always back here to Decatur, where he lives 
with his wife Amy and their two daughters.
  Jack Cadell has proven himself to be a great citizen and a great 
lawyer; I have no doubt that he will also prove himself to be a great 
judge. He will bring fairness to the bench from his experience on both 
sides of bankruptcy law. I am certain that as bankruptcy judge for the 
Northern District, Judge Cadell will continue the great legal tradition 
of the Caddell family. He is well qualified and will make an excellent 
judge in every respect.
  I want to congratulate him and wish him all the best for a long and 
productive tenure on the bench as a bankruptcy judge.

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