[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 139 (Tuesday, October 16, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1902]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO JUSTICE JAMES H. BRICKLEY

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                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 16, 2001

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, yesterday a memorial service was held to 
honor and remember an exceptional distinguished citizen of our State of 
Michigan.
  Jim Brickley life's work spanned all three branches of government. 
Early in his career, he served as a legislator on the Detroit Common 
Council. He served in the Executive Branch, in state government twice 
as Lieutenant Governor and much earlier in the FBI after he graduated 
law school in 1954. His legal career encompassed work in early years as 
an assistant prosecutor, later as a U.S. attorney and at the end of his 
public career as a Justice and Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme 
Court.
  The public careers of few individuals ever achieve such a broad 
scope. What is even more remarkable is the talent and integrity which 
Jim Brickley brought to each segment of his life's work. He also 
brought a decency and humanity into public life that reflected his 
numerous, diverse relationships in his private life cutting across all 
racial, religious and ethnic lines.
  Michigan will miss Jim Brickley. He was an exceptional public 
servant. We send our deepest condolences to his wife Joyce Braithwaite 
and the entire family.

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