[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 14, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E342-E343]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


 A SPECIAL SALUTE TO STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES: 1995 BLACK PROFESSIONAL OF 
                                THE YEAR

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                           HON. LOUIS STOKES

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 14, 1995
  Mr. STOKES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer my congratulations to 
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Stephanie Tubbs Jones. On February 18, 1995, 
the Black Professionals Association Charitable Foundation will host its 
15th Annual Scholarship and Awards Gala. The theme for the gala 
celebration is, A Celebration of Achievements, Legends and Legacies 
Continue.
  During the dinner, the organization will announce the recipient of 
its 1995 Black Professional of the Year Award. I am pleased that 
Stephanie Tubbs Jones has been selected for this outstanding honor. As 
a past recipient of the Black Professional of the Year Award, I take 
pride in extending my personal congratulations to Stephanie. I want to 
share with my colleagues and the Nation some information on Stephanie 
Tubbs Jones.
  Stephanie Tubbs Jones is a graduate of Collinwood High School and 
Case Western Reserve University. She received her Juris Doctorate 
degree from the Franklin Thomas Backus School of Law at Case Western. 
On January 12, 1991, Stephanie Tubbs Jones made history when she was 
appointed Cuyahoga County Prosecutor by a vote of the Cuyahoga County 
Democratic Party precinct committeepersons. She became the first woman 
and African American to hold this important post. In November, 1992, 
Jones was elected to retain the position by a resounding seventy 
percent of the votes cast.
  Mr. Speaker, prior to becoming County Prosecutor, Stephanie Tubbs 
Jones served as Judge for the Court of Common Pleas, becoming the first 
African American woman in the State of Ohio to serve in that post. Her 
distinguished career has also included a judgeship on the Cleveland 
Municipal Court; she is a former trial attorney for the Cleveland 
District Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and she 
formerly served as the Assistant County Prosecutor.
  During the course of her notable career, Stephanie Tubbs Jones has 
received numerous awards and citations for her outstanding work. She 
received the Young Alumnus Award from Case Western Reserve University 
for her achievements in the field of law, and the Outstanding Volunteer 
Services in Law and Justice Award from the Urban League of Greater 
Cleveland. In addition, Mrs. Jones is the recipient of the Career Women 
of Achievement Award from the Young Women's Christian Association, as 
well as the Althea Simmons Award from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority which 
recognizes her for outstanding social and political action. Just 
recently, Stephanie Tubbs Jones was inducted into the Collinwood High 
School Hall of Fame.
  [[Page E343]] Her memberships include the American Bar Association, 
Cleveland Bar Association, the National Black Prosecutor's Association, 
National Council of Negro Women, and the Cuyahoga Women's Political 
Caucus. She is also a member of the Black Elected Democrats of 
Cleveland Ohio (B.E.D.C.O.), which I founded. Additionally, Stephanie 
Tubbs Jones is a trustee of the Cleveland Police Historical Society, 
and serves on the Board of Trustees for the Community Re-Entry Program. 
Mrs. Jones and her husband, Mervyn, are the proud parents of a son, 
Mervyn L. Jones, II.
  Mr. Speaker, I join her colleagues, family and members of the 
community in saluting Stephanie Tubbs Jones upon her selection as the 
1995 Black Professional of the Year. I am proud of our close working 
relationship and I wish her much continued success.


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