[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 144 (Friday, November 3, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2075]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE ARAM SEVERIAN

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 3, 2000

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a proud American and 
distinguished Californian, the Honorable Aram Severian, on the occasion 
of his retirement from the Superior Court of San Mateo County, CA.
  Aram Severian began his career in private practice, but soon moved to 
public judicial work. He became deputy district attorney of San Mateo 
County in 1971 and commissioner of the San Mateo County Superior Court 
in 1976. In December 1986, Governor George Deukmejian appointed Aram 
Severian to the San Mateo County Municipal Court. In 1989, he became 
the presiding judge and in December of that year, Governor Deukmejian 
again recognized Judge Aram Severian and appointed him to the Superior 
Court in San Mateo County. He has served with distinction as the 
presiding judge of the Superior Court since 1994.
  Judge Aram Severian has generously donated his personal time and 
energy to community service throughout his life. He served as director 
of the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation of San Mateo, coached Little 
League baseball in Foster City and he has been the chairman of the 
Parish Council at his Armenian Apostolic Church. Time and again Judge 
Aram Severian has given of himself and his talents for the betterment 
of our community.
  Aram Severian has an exceptional partner in life in Hasma Severian, 
who in her own right is a highly regarded member of our community, and 
is respected for her years of important advocacy and volunteerism and 
who today, remains devoted to the Redwood City Library. They are the 
proud parents of three grown children, Michael, Linda and Lisa.
  Judge Aram Severian's life of community leadership and public service 
is instructive to us all. His dedication to the ideals of democracy and 
his record of wise and fair adjudication stands tall, and it is 
therefore fitting that he is being honored on the occasion of his 
retirement from the Superior Court of San Mateo County.
  So today, Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues, to join me in honoring 
this great and good man whom I'm proud to call my friend for over 30 
years. We are indeed a better country and a better people because of 
him.

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