[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 48 (Tuesday, April 16, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E530-E531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO RICHARD A. BROWN

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                         HON. THOMAS J. MANTON

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 15, 1996

  Mr. MANTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mr. Richard 
A. Brown honored

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April 18 as the Judiciary of Queens County by the Queens Borough Lodge 
of Elks.
  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Brown is an distinguished judge who has long served 
the community of Queens in many different capacities. He is a member of 
the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the 
Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the Queens County 
Bar Association.
  District Attorney Richard A. Brown of Queens County was born in 
Brooklyn, NY on November 13, 1932. He received his Bachelor of Arts 
degree from Hobart College in 1953, was graduated from New York 
University School of Law in June 1956 and was admitted to the Bar by 
the Appellate Division, Second Department in October 1956. Judge Brown 
is married and resides in Forest Hills, NY with his wife and three 
lovely children, Karen, Todd, and Lynn.
  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Brown has served the State of New York in numerous 
ways since becoming a member of the Judiciary in 1973. He spent 9 years 
serving in various important legal positions on behalf of the 
leadership of the New York State Senate and Assembly and at the 1967 
New York State Constitutional Convention and 4 years as New York City's 
legislative Representative in Albany where he managed the city's Albany 
office and supervised its legislative program.
  After serving as a Judge of the Criminal Court for less than 2 years, 
Judge Brown was appointed the Supervising Judge of the Brooklyn 
Criminal Court. In 1976, he was designated as an Acting Justice of the 
Supreme Court of the State of New York and was given the added 
responsibility for supervising the operations of the Criminal Court in 
Richmond County.
  Mr. Speaker, in 1977, Judge Brown was elected a Justice of the 
Supreme Court in Queens County. He then served as the Governor's chief 
legal advisor for 3 years before returning to the Supreme Court as an 
Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department where he 
was twice redesignated as a member of the Appellate Division by 
Governor Mario M. Cuomo.
  On June 1, 1991, Judge Brown accepted Governor Cuomo's appointment as 
the District Attorney of Queens County and was reelected without 
opposition to another full term in 1995. Under Judge Brown's 
leadership, the Queens District Attorney's Office has attained an 
extraordinary reputation as one of the finest prosecutor's offices in 
the State. Throughout his career, Judge Brown has served the judicial 
community and the people of New York with unwavering dedication.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to recognize the achievements of Richard A. 
Brown, and I know my colleagues join me in congratulating him as he is 
honored by the Queens Borough Lodge of Elks.

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