[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S7971]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                LLOYD D. GEORGE UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

 Mr. REID. Mr. President, it is with great pride that I rise 
today in support of a bill I introduced on Monday to designate the new 
Federal courthouse in Las Vegas as the ``Lloyd D. George United States 
Courthouse.'' As the Chief Judge of the United States District Court 
for the District of Nevada, Lloyd George is considered to be one of the 
most distinguished jurists of the federal judiciary. There is no 
greater honor we could bestow on the new courthouse in Las Vegas than 
to name it after a man who has served our Nation with such distinction.
  Those who have the privilege of knowing Judge George, as I do, 
consider him to be a man of great integrity whose career has been 
marked by a constant commitment to justice. As an attorney. Judge 
George enjoyed a successful career practicing primarily in the area of 
commercial law. Prior to his appointment as a United States District 
Judge in May 1984, Judge George served on the United States Bankruptcy 
Bench for 10 years. Judge George is a graduate of Las Vegas High and 
Brigham Young University. He served as the student body president at 
both schools. He received his law degree from the University of 
California, Boalt Hall. Judge George was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force, 
attaining the rank of Captain.
  Throughout Judge George's professional life he has assumed many 
leadership responsibilities requiring countless hours of service work 
all in the pursuit of improving and preserving the best aspects of our 
judicial system. He has served on three--and been the chairman of two--
United States Judicial Conference Committee. Currently, he serves as a 
member of the Judicial Conference of the United States. At the request 
of Chief Justice Rehnquist he serves as a member of the Executive 
Committee of the Judicial Conference and the International Judicial 
Relations Committee. He is also a member of the Judicial Council for 
the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and has chaired the Executive 
Committee of the Judicial Conference of the Ninth Circuit. 
Additionally, he serves on the Advisory Board of the Central and East 
European Law Initiative, American Bar Association's Standing Committee 
of World Order Under Law, and is an Advisory Committee Member of the 
American Judicature Society. He frequently lectures in the U.S. and 
abroad on various legal topics and has published a number of articles 
in legal periodicals. His dedication to improving and promoting our 
judicial system is unparalleled.
  All of us are fortunate to live in a country where men like Judge 
Lloyd George serve as the arbiter's of our laws. He is truly a man of 
the highest integrity whose legal career has been guided by a keen, 
almost innate, sense of justice. On a personal note, I consider myself 
most fortunate to call Lloyd George my friend.
  I believe there is no better way to honor Judge George than to name 
this new courthouse the Lloyd D. George United States Courthouse. The 
proposed courthouse is an architectural wonder that will provide a 
state of the art judicial forum for generations of Nevadans. Judge 
George was instrumental in bringing this about. We honor his service to 
the judiciary and his commitment to the principle of equal justice 
under law by naming the new courthouse after him.

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