[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 138 (Monday, September 30, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12040-S12041]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RETIREMENT OF LINDA COLLINS HERTZ

 Mr. NUNN. Mr. President, it is my privilege today to recognize 
the retirement of Linda Collins Hertz, a Federal prosecutor from 
Florida and a native of Georgia.
  A graduate of Shorter College in Rome, GA, Ms. Hertz received her law 
degree from the University of Miami cum laude in 1973. After 6 years as 
an assistant attorney general for the State of Florida, she joined the 
U.S. attorney's office in the Southern District of Florida. In her 15-
year tenure as the chief of the appellate division in that U.S. 
Attorney's Office, Ms. Hertz has overseen the filing of in excess of 
3,000 briefs in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. I have been told 
by her former colleagues that the judges of that court frequently 
comment that the briefs filed under Ms. Hertz' supervision can be 
counted upon to reflect the highest standards of appellate advocacy, 
and bear the mark of her commitment to candor, forthrightness and 
vigorous, but always fair, argument. Ms. Hertz' efforts to ensure that 
the positions of the United States are argued in a manner consistent 
with the highest ethical standards serve as a testament to her own high 
standards. Her coworkers further advise me that Ms. Hertz has 
consistently provided support to other assistant U.S. attorneys in 
south Florida and elsewhere, and her counsel is regularly sought on 
matters of great import and complexity. Ms. Hertz has been recognized 
by her colleagues and the Department of Justice for her extraordinary 
work through numerous awards like the Justice Department's John 
Marshall Award for the Handling of Appeals, and the U.S. Attorney's 
Vince Antle Award.
  In sum, Mr. President, based on the record and based on the testimony 
of those who know her best I believe Linda Collins Hertz of Rome, GA, 
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Miami, FL, deserves our gratitude for her dedication and service on 
behalf of the citizens of Florida and our Nation.

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