[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 155 (Friday, November 7, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2216]
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        CONCERNING THE DISTINGUISHED CAREER OF DAVID J. McCARTHY

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 7, 1997

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to sing well deserved praises for 
David J. McCarthy, Jr., who is retiring from the Georgetown University 
Law Center as professor and former dean after 37 years. Every Member of 
this body knows well that Georgetown is among the Nation's top law 
schools. Not every Member knows how the law school got that way. Great 
law schools do not just happen. They are made, not born.
  One of those who made it happen was Dave McCarthy. Dave was dean at a 
critical moment for the Law Center in this century from 1975 to 1983. 
During Dave's tenure, the law Center firmly established itself as the 
first-rate institution it has been known to be ever since.
  After his service as dean, Dave McCarthy remained at the Law Center 
as Carmack Waterhouse Professor of State and Local Government. Dave was 
a graduate of the Law Center he later was to lead and, as a student, 
was managing editor of the Georgetown Law Journal. In addition to his 
law degree, Dave earned an L.L.M. and was awarded an honorary doctorate 
by Georgetown. His career has been enriched by abundant other 
activities as well, including service as Chair of the American 
Association of Law Schools Accreditation Committee, on the Citizens 
Choice National Commission on the IRS, and the Individual Taxpayer, and 
on the Executive Committee of the D.C. Pretrial Services Agency.
  David McCarthy's service to Georgetown University, to the profession, 
and to this community has been exemplary. I know that the House of 
Representatives would want to join me in saluting David J. McCarthy.

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