[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 141 (Monday, October 3, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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           NEW YORK URBAN LEAGUE ``HALL OF HONOR'' RECIPIENT

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                          HON. JOSE E. SERRANO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 3, 1994

  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Bronx Country 
District Attorney Robert T. Johnson and his staff, who are being 
honored this Thursday with the First Annual New York Urban League Hall 
of Honor award.
  Robert Johnson was born and has spent his entire adult life in the 
Bronx. His first job out of New York University Law School was as a 
criminal defense attorney with the Legal Aid Society. He subsequently 
became a Bronx County Assistant District Attorney, where he served as 
Deputy Chief of the Major Offense Bureau and as Chief of the Narcotics 
Bureau.
  After 8 years as a Bronx Assistant District Attorney, Mr. Johnson was 
appointed a Judge of the New York City Criminal Court, and was later 
elevated to the position of Acting Justice of the New York State 
Supreme Court.
  Robert T. Johnson was first elected Bronx County District Attorney in 
November, 1988, and was reelected in 1991. During this time he and his 
office have brought about an increase in jail sentences for those who 
sell drugs near schools or illegally carry loaded handguns. At the same 
time, a drug abuse prevention program cosponsored by his office was 
designated one of President Bush's ``Thousand Points of Light'' in 
1991.
  As a member of the New York City Mayor's Task Force on Child Abuse 
Prevention and as a Member of the Boards of Directors of Family Support 
Systems Unlimited and the Bronx Urban League, Robert Johnson is making 
important extracurricular contributions to the social welfare of his 
community. And as an executive committee member and former president of 
the New York State District Attorney's Association, a Member of the New 
York State Arson Board, and a Member of the Criminal Justice Executive 
Committee of the New York State Bar Association, he is making important 
contributions to the cause of justice throughout New York State.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in thanking Bronx 
District Attorney Robert T. Johnson for the public spirited efforts 
that have earned him admittance to the New York Urban League ``Hall of 
Honor.''

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