[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 26 (Thursday, February 29, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E255-E256]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE SANDRA SCHULTZ NEWMAN

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                            HON. JON D. FOX

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 29, 1996

  Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
resident of the 13th Congressional District who has a long record of 
service to the people of Montgomery County, PA and who now serves the 
entire Commonwealth with honor and distinction.
  The Honorable Sandra Schultz Newman is the newest member of the 
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Justice Newman was elected to the 
highest court in 1995 and became the first woman elected to serve in 
that distinguished office in the history of the State. Previously, she 
served the residents of the Keystone State as an outstanding Judge of 
the Commonwealth Court.
  The daughter of Oscar Newman and Minerva Kaminsky Schultz. Judge 
Newman earned her bachelor's degree from Drexel University in 
Philadelphia. After receiving a master's degree from Temple University 
in Philadelphia, Justice Newman graduated with honors from Villanova 
University Law School where she received her Juris Doctor degree.
  Justice Newman served in private law practice from 1972-79 where she 
rose to become the senior partner in the firm of Astor, Weiss & Newman 
in 1979. Justice Newman served with great distinction as an Assistant 
District Attorney in Montgomery County, PA. She is the past president 
of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial 
Lawyers. She is also a contributing member of the American Bar 
Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Montgomery County 
Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association and the 
American Trial Lawyers Association.
  Additionally, she is a member of the National Association of Women 
Judges and past board manager of the family law section of the 
Pennsylvania Bar Association. Justice Newman serves as chairman of the 
board of consultors of the Villanova University Law School and a member 
of the advisory board for the University of Pennsylvania Biddle Law 
Library.
  Justice Newman has been honored by Best Lawyers in America and has 
received the Drexel 100 Award, 1992, Medallion of Achievement Award of 
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School, 1993. She is the author of ``Alimony, Child Support, and 
Counsel Fees''--1988--and has been active in many charitable and 
community service organizations in Montgomery County and throughout the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
  Mr. Speaker, I join the residents of Pennsylvania in honoring Justice 
Sandra Schultz Newman as a revered member of the Pennsylvania Supreme 
Court. Her legal skills, outstanding judgment, compassionate heart, and 
fundamental fairness marks her as one of the most outstanding leaders 
in the United States. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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