[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 56 (Monday, April 30, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4036-S4037]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF SAUL A. GREEN

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I am delighted to speak today to 
acknowledge a lawyer, from my home State of Michigan, who has dedicated 
his life to serving the citizens of Detroit, Saul A. Green. On May 2nd 
of this year, hundreds of people will gather to pay tribute to Saul A. 
Green for his service as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of 
Michigan.

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  Saul Green has dedicated his life, both professionally and 
personally, to the service of his community. Since graduating from the 
University of Michigan law school in 1972, Saul has been a lawyer 
dedicated to serving the public interest. He began his career in the 
law as an Assistant United States Attorney. However, he quickly became 
chief counsel for the Detroit Field Office of the U.S. Department of 
Housing and Urban Development. He served in this capacity from 1976 
until 1989 when he was asked to serve as the Wayne County Corporation 
Counsel.
  It was while serving as corporation counsel that President Clinton 
nominated Saul to be the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of 
Michigan. His nomination was confirmed by the Senate on May 6, 1994. 
The position of U.S. Attorney is not an easy one for it requires that 
one enforce and interpret the laws of our great Nation. Difficult as 
this position may be, for nearly 7 years Saul capably and honorably 
served as U.S. Attorney.
  In addition to these activities, Saul Green is a leader in his church 
and with numerous community projects. He has worked on several Weed and 
Seed projects in the Eastern District of Michigan, sponsored an 
Explorer Scouts Troop and worked with a Drug Education Youth Camp. On 
account of his leadership with these projects, he received the Damon J. 
Keith Community Spirit Award. Saul is also a life member of the NAACP.
  Saul has been an active alumnus of his alma mater, the University of 
Michigan. In addition to serving on the university's board of 
directors, he currently is the vice president of the U of M alumni 
association. His devotion to the maize and blue was acknowledged in 
1994 when the University of Michigan awarded him the Leonard F. Sain 
Esteemed Alumni Award.
  I hope my Senate colleagues will join me in saluting Saul A. Green 
for his career of public service, particularly the commitment to 
justice and law enforcement he embodied while serving as U.S. Attorney 
for the Eastern District of Michigan for nearly 7 years.

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