[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 143 (Thursday, November 2, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                   TRIBUTE TO JUDGE DAVID E. RUSSELL

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                         HON. ROBERT T. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 2, 2000

  Mr. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise in tribute to Judge David E. Russell, 
Chief Bankruptcy Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the 
Eastern District of California. After 14 years as a Bankruptcy Judge 
and 40 years of service in the legal profession, Judge Russell has 
announced his retirement. He will be honored at a retirement party on 
Friday, November 3, 2000 at the Tsakopoulos Library in Sacramento. As 
his friends and family gather to celebrate, I ask all of my colleagues 
to join with me in saluting his remarkable career.
  David E. Russell was born on March 19, 1935 in Chicago Heights, 
Illinois. He was married on October 31, 1982 to Sandra Niemeyer, and 
they are the proud parents of seven children.
  He began his education at the University of California at Berkeley, 
graduating in 1957 with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. He went on 
to obtain his Jurisprudence Doctorate from Boalt Hall, University of 
California at Berkeley in 1960.
  David Russell began his career as an accountant for Lybrand, Ross 
Brothers and Montgomery in San Francisco, CA. Here he stayed for three 
years, during which time he was admitted to the California Bar in 1961. 
In 1965, he became a partner with Russell, Humphreys and Estabrook. 
Later to be known as Russell, Jarvis, Estabrook and Dashiell, he 
continued to work with the firm as a lawyer until 1986.
  In 1986, David Russell was appointed to a 14-year term as a United 
States Bankruptcy Judge. In those 14 years, Judge Russell has developed 
a reputation as a fair and honest man, and he has served his 
appointment admirably. I am honored to have the opportunity to 
congratulate Judge Russell as he begins his well-deserved retirement.
  Mr. Speaker, as Judge David Russell's friends and family gather to 
celebrate his retirement, I would like to take this opportunity to pay 
tribute to a truly remarkable person. His career with the United States 
Court of Appeals has indeed been commendable. I ask all of my 
colleagues to join with me in wishing him continued success in all his 
future endeavors.

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