[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 38 (Thursday, March 30, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E469]
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                        WELCOMING PROBATE JUDGES

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                         HON. CHRISTOPHER SHAYS

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 30, 2000

  Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to welcome members and guests of the 
National College of Probate Judges to the Capitol today.
  The National College of Probate Judges is comprised of judicial 
office holders across the country who adjudicate estates of decedents, 
who appoint guardians for individuals with incapacities and who hear 
mental health cases and cases involving persons with developmental 
disabilities.
  Recently, the College promulgated standards and model legislation 
addressing interstate transfers of guardianships and conservatorships. 
The College is sponsoring an International Conference on Courts and the 
Aging to be held in London in July in conjunction with the American Bar 
Association.
  I am particularly happy to welcome Judge Richard E. Burke, president 
of the College, who resides in New Canaan, Connecticut and is a 
constituent of mine. I am equally pleased to acknowledge the 
contributions of the following office holders and members: Judge Mary 
Sheffield--Rolla, Missouri; Judge Nikkie DeShazzo--Dallas, Texas; Judge 
John Maher--Kingston, New Hampshire; Judge Haywood Barry--Lebanon, 
Tennessee; Judge Patsy Stone--Florence, South Carolina; Judge Larry 
Belskis--Columbus, Ohio; Judge Larry Kay--San Francisco, California; 
Judge Ray Eubanks--Spartanburg, South Carolina; Judge Frank Riddick--
Huntsville, Alabama; and Judge John N. Kirkendell--Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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