[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 27, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E454]
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                IN HONOR OF JUSTICE ALICE ROBIE RESNICK

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 27, 2001

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Alice Robie 
Resnick, Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, who is being honored by 
the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party at their annual dinner this year.
  Justice Resnick is a graduate of Siena Heights College, and the 
University of Detroit Law School. Serving as Assistant Prosecutor for 
Lucas County, she tried more than one hundred serious felony cases 
including ten death penalty cases. In 1982, she became the first woman 
elected to the Sixth District Court of Appeals. Justice Resnick became 
the second woman in history to be elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in 
1988.
  Justice Resnick has a long history of devotion to public service. She 
helped to form Toledo Crime Stoppers, Inc. and continues to serve on 
their Board of Trustees. As Chairperson of Safety on the Streets, she 
has spoken extensively on crime prevention. In 1991, she prompted the 
Ohio Bar Association and the Ohio Supreme Court to form the Joint Task 
Force on Gender Fairness, which she co-chaired. Justice Resnick wrote 
two Supreme Court opinions, continuing her work to improve the lives 
and welfare of women in Ohio: State v. Koss, regarding battered women 
syndrome, and Kerans v. Porter Paint Co., which dealt with sexual 
harassment issues.
  In addition to recognition from The Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, 
Justice Resnick received the Outstanding Judicial Service Award from 
the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers and the Judicial Excellence Award 
from the Mahoning Valley Women's Political Caucus in 2000. She was also 
named 1990 Woman of the Year of the Columbus Branch of the American 
Association of University Women.
  Justice Resnick is married to Judge Melvin Resnick of the Sixth 
District Court of Appeals. She has three step children and six 
grandchildren.
  My fellow colleagues, please join me today in recognizing the many 
accomplishments of Justice Alice Robie Resnick, a woman dedicated to 
public service.

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