[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 40 (Tuesday, April 8, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E582-E583]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE REX SATER

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                          HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 8, 1997

  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a dedicated and 
caring public servant, the Honorable Judge Rex Sater. Judge Sater is to 
be commended for 21 years of outstanding service as a judge on the 
Sonoma County supreme court in Santa Rosa, CA.
  Judge Sater earned great respect and admiration for his handling of 
family law cases. His rule that disputing parties must talk matters 
over before involving the judge is now a common practice used 
throughout California known as meet and confer. His respect for juries 
and the justice system was clear. In fact, Judge Sater was one of the 
first to start the practice of having participants and spectators rise 
each time the jury came in and out of the courtroom.
  In addition to his exemplary service as a judge, he was involved in 
the community as an advocate for native American causes and was a 
founder of the Sonoma County chapter of the ACLU.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my great pleasure to pay tribute to the Honorable 
Judge Rex Sater.

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Sonoma County was very fortunate to have had such a dedicated judge. We 
thank him for the fair and compassionate manner he always conducted his 
court. I extend my congratulations and best wishes on his 
semiretirement to he, his wife, Kate, and their family. He will be 
missed by all.

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