[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 14, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E794]
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                          OLIVER SETH TRIBUTE

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                          HON. BILL RICHARDSON

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 14, 1996

  Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, it is with great respect and admiration 
that I honor today a great New Mexican and a great American.
  Oliver Seth, who served on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals for 
more than 30 years, died on March 27, 1996, at 80 years of age.
  Judge Seth was born and raised in New Mexico. He later graduated from 
Stanford and then Yale Law School, returning to Santa Fe to join his 
father's reputable law firm, Seth and Montgomery, now Montgomery and 
Andrews. At the outbreak of World War II, Judge Seth joined the Army 
and was subsequently shipped to the European front, where he 
participated in the Normandy Invasion and the Battle of the Bulge. He 
achieved the rank of major and was decorated by the French Government.
  After World War II, Judge Seth returned to Santa Fe and his father's 
firm. He married Jean MacGillivrary, who, along with two daughters, 
Laurel and Sandy, and brother, Jim, survive him. Many prominent New 
Mexicans became Judge Seth's clients, including the late artist, 
Georgia O'Keeffe. He remained with his father's firm until being 
appointed to the bench in 1962, serving simultaneously on numerous 
boards and organizations in Santa Fe and helping found Santa Fe 
Preparatory School. He is fondly remembered by the law clerks for whom 
he served as mentor, many of whom became New Mexico attorneys and 
judges.
  Oliver Seth was highly respected as an attorney, as a judge and as a 
kind, thoughtful and dignified human being. He will be greatly missed 
by many in New Mexico as well as around the nation. I respectfully 
invite all my colleagues to join me in giving tribute to this highly 
esteemed New Mexican.

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