[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 18 (Tuesday, February 2, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E101]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE HONORABLE JUDGE AARON MENT FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO 
                        THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

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                          HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 2, 1999

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, on January 4, 1999, the Honorable Judge 
Aaron Ment of Fairfield, Connecticut, will retire after 14 years of 
dedicated service as Chief Court Administrator for the State of 
Connecticut Judicial Branch. I rise today to honor Judge Ment and 
salute his distinguished career spanning over 20 years serving the 
people in the State of Connecticut.
  Aaron Ment's career as a judge began in 1976 when he was first 
appointed to the bench. Only eight years later, on September 18, 1984, 
Judge Aaron Ment was appointed as the Chief Court Administrator for the 
State of Connecticut Judicial Branch. Here Judge Aaron Ment's vision 
and leadership helped shape the Connecticut Judicial Branch forever.
  Judge Ment's innovative foresight and ambition helped to foster a 
more positive working relationship between the courts and Connecticut 
communities. He has been diligent in improving operations and trying to 
better serve the people of Connecticut. The multiple innovative 
programs he has helped pioneer have been studied and reproduced all 
over the United States.
  Under Judge Ment's leadership, judges and citizens have benefited 
from programs such as the one day/one trial jury system, an expanded 
prebench orientation program, a wellness program for Judges, a 
centralized infractions bureau and a statewide alternative 
incarceration program. He has also implemented special sessions of the 
Superior Court, including drug sessions, truancy dockets, the complex 
litigation docket and a National Demonstration Program for Domestic 
Violence.
  It is with great pleasure that I join with the friends and family of 
Judge Aaron Ment in congratulating him on his retirement. The State of 
Connecticut's Judicial Branch will feel his absence for years to come. 
I thank you, Aaron, for all that you have accomplished in your very 
distinguished career. My very best wishes to you for health and 
happiness in your retirement.

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