[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 63 (Friday, May 19, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E778]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING ROBERT C. McGANN, ACTING JUSTICE OF THE NEW YORK STATE SUPREME 
                                 COURT

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                          HON. JOSEPH CROWLEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 18, 2000

  Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, today I honor Judge Robert McGann for his 
long career of service to the city and state of New York. Judge McGann 
will be the Guest of Honor at this year's Catholic Lawyers Guild annual 
dinner on May 24th.
  Born on June 11th, 1948, Judge McGann is a native of Queens County. 
He is a 1969 graduate of Fordham University, where he received a degree 
in Political Philosophy. He served on the Editorial Board of the Law 
Review at New York Law School where he was awarded a Juris Doctor 
degree in 1972.
  Upon graduation from law school, Judge McGann was appointed as an 
Assistant District Attorney in Queens County in 1972, serving under 
Thomas Mackell, Michael Armstrong and Nicholas Ferraro. In 1976, he was 
appointed Special Assistant Attorney General in the office of Special 
Prosecutor John F. Keenan. From 1981 to 1986, he was an Inspector 
General in the administration of New York City Mayor Edward Koch.
  Mayor Koch appointed him to the New York City Criminal Court in 1986. 
He has served as Justice of the Supreme Court by Designation since 
1995.
  Judge McGann has been an Adjunct Associate Professor of Criminal 
Justice at St. John's University since 1977. He has lectured nationally 
on arson and other Fire Service related issues. He attended the 
National College of District Attorneys and the Cornell Organized Crime 
School.
  He is a member of the Queens County Bar and the Association of the 
Bar of the City of New York. Judge McGann is also a member of the 
Catholic Lawyers Guild and is active in his parish, St. Andrew 
Avellino.
  Judge McGann and his wife, Jane, are the proud parents of two 
daughters, Laura and Elizabeth.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me recognizing Judge Robert C. McGann on a 
distinguished career, and his lifetime of commitment to Queens County 
and New York City.

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