[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 116 (Thursday, August 1, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1446]
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                  TRIBUTE TO BERNADETTE F. BAYNE, ESQ.

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, August 1, 1996

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, as a jurist and practicing attorney in 
Brooklyn for over 25 years, Bernadette F. Bayne has epitomized hardwork 
and dedication. A graduate of Pace University and New York University 
School of Law, Ms. Bayne served as a criminal court judge for the city 
of New York from 1991 to 1994. Prior to this distinguished honor, Ms. 
Bayne used her legal expertise to improve the quality of life for New 
York City by serving as an administrative law judge for the New York 
State Workers' Compensation Board, as a former commissioner of the New 
York City Civil Service Commission, and as staff attorney for the 
criminal defense division of the Brooklyn Legal Aid Society.
  Currently, in private practice, Ms. Bayne is admitted to practice in 
New York State, the Federal courts for the Southern and Eastern 
Districts of New York, and the Court of Appeals. Her various 
professional affiliations include the Metropolitan Black Bar 
Association, Kings County Criminal Bar Association, Brooklyn Women's 
Bar Association, Bedford Stuyvesant Lawyers Association, and the 
Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
  Ms. Bayne and her husband, Bernard, are the proud parents of two 
children, Tracy and Michael. I am pleased to introduce Ms. Bayne to my 
colleagues.

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