[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 5 (Monday, January 31, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E25-E26]
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              HONORING DON ABRAM, FEDERAL MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 31, 2000

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment to 
congratulate Don Abram on his retirement after 18\1/2\ years of service 
as a Federal magistrate judge.

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  Don, who resides in Greenwood Village, Colorado, fondly remembers 
serving as a lawyer and on the bench both as a State judge in Pueblo 
and a federal judge in Denver. Don attended the University of Colorado 
and earned his law degree in 1963. He then joined Phelps, Fonda, Hayes 
law firm in Pueblo. His dream, however, was to be a judge. That dream 
became reality when he was appointed as district judge in 1975. During 
his service as a federal magistrate judge, Don was elected by his peers 
to be president of the Federal Magistrate Judge Association.
  Don's family is very important to him. When an accident left his son 
paralyzed, Don realized that all the small things in the world don't 
matter, as long as you have your family. After retiring, Don is looking 
forward to spending more time with his family.
  It is with this, Mr. Speaker, that I would like to congratulate Don 
and thank him for his dedication to serving the judiciary for over 36 
years.

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