[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 47 (Thursday, April 13, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E583]
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           REMEMBERING THE LATE HONORABLE EDWARD J. SCHWARTZ

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                     HON. RANDY ``DUKE'' CUNNINGHAM

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 13, 2000

  Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, today I honor the late Judge Edward J. 
Schwartz, who in his life brought honor to his country through 
distinguished public service in the U.S. Navy and as a judge for the 
United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
  Judge Schwartz graduated from San Francisco Law School and practiced 
for one year before joining the Navy in 1942. He fought in both the 
Pacific and European Theaters of war and was released as a Lieutenant 
Commander in 1945. He was appointed to the bench by President Lyndon 
Johnson in 1968 and became chief judge in 1969 where he presided over 
one of the busiest caseloads in the country.
  Judge Schwartz possessed the ideal qualities of a judge--wisdom, 
intellectual curiosity, an incisive mind, integrity, common sense, and 
a full measure of compassion. His career marks a time of great change 
in San Diego, from its past as a quiet Navy town, to its present as a 
dynamic multicultural high-tech community.
  He is survived by his wife, Martha Monagan-Hart, his three children, 
and three grandchildren. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family 
of the late Judge Edward J. Schwartz. He will truly be missed.

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