[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 16, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7883-S7884]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   NOMINATION OF ANDREW S. EFFRON TO BE A JUDGE ON THE U.S. COURT OF 
                      APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES

  Mr. NUNN. Mr. President, on July 10, 1996 the Senate confirmed the 
nomination of Andrew S. Effron to be a judge on the U.S. Court of 
Appeals for the Armed Forces. I want to take a few moments today to 
speak about this fine individual, who as many in the Senate know, has 
served on the staff of the Committee on Armed Services since 1987.
  I ask unanimous consent that a copy of Andy's complete and impressive 
biography be printed in the Record at the conclusion of my remarks.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  (See exhibit 1.)
  Mr. NUNN. Mr. President, Andy comes from a family with a strong 
tradition of public and community service. His parents, Marshall and 
Marion Effron, have been deeply involved in political, civic, and 
charitable organizations in Andy's hometown of Poughkeepsie, NY. Andy's 
wife, Barbara, has held numerous offices in PTA and civic associations 
in Arlington and Fairfax Counties. Their children are continuing the 
tradition. Robin, a rising senior at W.T. Woodson High School, is on 
the student council and serves as an officer for the chorus, Model 
U.N., and Tri-M arts society. Michael, who will be entering seventh 
grade next year, was vice president of the Student Council at 
Canterbury Woods Elementary School, and he is also an All-Star Little 
Leaguer.
  Andy's confirmation hearing on July 9 was a bittersweet day for me 
and, I am sure, for all the members of the committee. It was sweet 
because we were so pleased that someone whom we have known and worked 
with for so long and whom we have admired and respected for his 
extraordinary ability and expertise had been nominated by the President 
to be a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
  It was bitter, though, because the committee will soon be losing one 
of the finest talents the committee has ever had the good fortune of 
having on its staff.
  The Armed Services Committee first became familiar with Andy Effron 
in 1986 when he was in the Office of the General Counsel of the 
Department of Defense and was one of three individuals from the 
Department who worked with us during the Senate-House conference on the 
Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act. We were so 
impressed with Andy's expertise that we asked him to join the staff the 
following year and he has continuously confirmed our initial judgment 
ever since.
  Andy has not just confirmed our initial judgment, he has consistently 
demonstrated an amazing capacity for hard work, an ability to perform 
at the highest level, and a willingness to tackle and master any issue 
of importance to the committee. As a matter of fact, Andy has been 
involved in so many important matters--important to the committee, to 
the Department of Defense, and to our national security--that I won't 
even attempt to enumerate them because the list would fill many pages 
of the Record.

  Suffice it to say, that Andy Effron epitomizes the best in what a 
professional staff member should be. He is a consummate professional 
whose hallmarks of service have been his loyalty and his dedication. 
This Senator, and indeed the entire Senate, have been the fortunate 
beneficiaries of Andy's good judgment and wise counsel.
  It was a wonderful tribute to Andy that his nomination, following 
close scrutiny, received the unanimous bipartisan support that it did. 
Those of us who have known and worked with Andy for so many years, of 
course, were not surprised.
  Mr. President, I commend the President for nominating Andy Effron to 
this very important position. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed 
Services will be gaining an extraordinary legal talent in the very near 
future. While the Senate is losing one of the very best to have ever 
served, gratefully Andy Effron will continue to

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serve the U.S. Armed Forces and the Nation. I am proud of Andy Effron 
and grateful to him for all the many sacrifices he has made in the 
course of his long service to the committee. I wish Andy and his family 
much continued happiness.

                               Exhibit 1

                     Biography of Andrew S. Effron

       Andrew S. Effron serves on the staff of the Senate Armed 
     Services Committee as Minority Counsel. He previously has 
     served as the Committee's General Counsel (1988-95) and 
     Counsel (1987-88).
       Prior to joining the Committee, he served as an attorney-
     adviser in the Department of Defense Office of General 
     Counsel (1977-87); as Trial Counsel, Chief of Military 
     Justice, and Defense Counsel in the Office of the Staff Judge 
     Advocate, Fort McClellan, Alabama (1976-77); and as a 
     legislative aide to the late Representative William A. 
     Steiger (1970-76; 2 years full-time, the balance between 
     school semesters).
       Mr. Effron was born September 18, 1948 in Stamford, 
     Connecticut, and raised in Poughkeepsie, NY, where he 
     graduated from Poughkeepsie High School (1966). He is a 
     graduate of Harvard College (1970, B.A., magna cum laude), 
     where he was Editor in Chief of the Harvard Political Review; 
     Harvard Law School (1975, J.D. cum laude), where he was 
     Executive Editor of the Harvard Civil Rights Civil Liberties 
     Law Review; and the Judge Advocate General's School, U.S. 
     Army (Basic Course Distinguished Graduate, 1976; Graduate 
     Course, by correspondence, 1984).
       Mr. Effron's publications include: ``Supreme Court--1990 
     Term, Part I,'' Army Lawyer, Mar. 1991, at 76 (with Francis 
     A. Gilligan and Stephen D. Smith); ``Supreme Court Review of 
     Decisions by the Court of Military Appeals: The Legislative 
     Background,'' Army Lawyer, Jan. 1985, at 59; ``Post-Trial 
     Submissions to the Convening Authority Under the Military 
     Justice Act of 1983,'' Army Lawyer, July 1984, at 59; 
     ``Military Participation in United States Law Enforcement 
     Activities Overseas: The Extraterritorial Effect of the Posse 
     Comitatus Act,'' 54 St. John's L. Rev. 1 (1979) (with Deanne 
     C. Siemer); ``Punishment of Enlisted Personnel Outside the 
     UCMJ: A Statutory and Equal Protection Analysis of Military 
     Discharge Certificates,'' 9 Harv. CR-CL L. Rev. 227 (1974).
       Mr. Effron's awards include the Army Meritorious Service 
     Medal (1977); the Defense Meritorious Service Medal (1979); 
     and the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service 
     Medal (1987).
       Mr. Effron and his wife, Barbara, live in Annandale, 
     Virginia. They have a daughter, Robin, and a son, Michael.

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