[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 46 (Thursday, April 17, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E693-E694]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE MICHAEL A. MARTONE

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                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 17, 1997

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to salute the Honorable Michael A. 
Martone, an Oakland County District Court judge from Troy, MI who will 
receive the Italian-American of the Year Award. This award, presented 
to Judge Martone by the Italian-American Study Group of Troy, is in 
recognition of his outstanding and continued commitment to the youth of 
our community.
  Judge Martone has developed and implemented a unique alcohol and drug 
intervention program which actually brings the courtroom to middle and 
high schools. His program, dubbed ``Court in the Schools: Critical Life 
Choices,'' illustrates to young adults the lifelong consequences of 
failing to think critically and breaking the law. On September 9, 1996, 
Judge Martone gained national recognition for his efforts to establish 
the program around the nation when he was profiled on NBC's ``Today 
Show.'' More than 12,500 students have participated in the program, not 
only in Michigan but in New York, Missouri, Florida, and Arkansas.
  In addition to continuing his expansion of ``Court in the Schools,'' 
Judge Martone remains active in the community as a volunteer with the 
Troy Community Coalition, Oakland County's HAVEN Courage House, and the 
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Judge 
Martone's accomplishments and outstanding contributions to the

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youth of our Nation. On this special occasion, I send my very best 
wishes to him and his wife, Martha Rose and their two sons, Jonathan 
and James.

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