[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 17 (Wednesday, February 7, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1077-S1078]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               DESIGNATING THE MAX ROSENN U.S. COURTHOUSE

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works be discharged from further consideration 
of H.R. 1718, and further that the Senate proceed to its immediate 
consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 1718) to designate the United States 
     courthouse located at 197 South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, 
     Pennsylvania as the ``Max Rosenn United States Courthouse.''

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I am very pleased that the Senate is 
acting so quickly on H.R. 1718, a bill to designate the U.S. courthouse 
in Wilkes-Barre, PA as the Max Rosenn United States Courthouse.
  Max Rosenn is one of our Nation's most eminent jurists and one of 
Pennsylvania's outstanding citizens. Judge Rosenn has dedicated his 
life to serving the people of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA, and the 
United States. There is no one more deserving of this great honor.
  Judge Rosenn was born in Luzerne County in 1910 and raised there. 
After graduating from Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania Law 
School, he returned to Luzerne County to practice law.
  In 1941, Judge Rosenn began his distinguished career in the service 
of his community and country by becoming an assistant district attorney 
for Luzerne County. In 1944, he entered on 

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active duty with the U.S. Army, serving in the judge advocate general's 
corps in the South Pacific during World War II. After the war, he 
returned to Luzerne County, where he resumed the private practice of 
law and was active in civic and public matters. From 1964 to 1966, he 
served as a member of the State Welfare Board and in 1966 was appointed 
by Governor Scranton to be Pennsylvania's Secretary of Public Welfare, 
serving until 1967 after being retained in office by Governor Shafer. 
In 1969, he was appointed to the Pennsylvania Human Relations 
Commission, a post he held when named a Federal judge.
  Recognizing Max Rosenn's dedication to his community and his State 
and his legal skill, President Nixon nominated him to serve as U.S. 
Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit in 1970. For over 25 years, Judge 
Rosenn has been one of this country's most distinguished appellate 
judges. If the hallmarks of justice are fairness and wisdom, then Judge 
Rosenn is a leader in achieving justice, as he is widely recognized for 
both qualities.
  Naming the U.S. courthouse in Wilkes-Barre after its most famous and 
respected lawyer and judge is the most fitting tribute I can imagine. I 
am pleased that the Senate is joining with the House and the members of 
the legal community in Pennsylvania in recognizing Judge Rosenn's 
achievements.
  I would like to take the opportunity to thank Representative 
Kanjorski, who represents Luzerne County, for introducing this bill in 
the House and seeing it through to passage there, and Senators Chafee 
and Baucus for their willingness to move the bill so quickly in the 
Senate. I also appreciate the services of the staff of the Committee on 
the Environment and Public Works, especially Dan Delich and Kathryn 
Ruffalo, for their work on this matter.
  Mr. DOLE. I ask unanimous consent the bill be deemed read a third 
time, passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any 
colloquies and statements relating to the bill be placed at an 
appropriate place in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 1718) was deemed read three times and passed.

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