[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 26 (Monday, March 11, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S1729]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                      TRIBUTE TO MARILYN SEICHTER

 Mr. DODD. Madam President, I am saddened today to hear about 
the death of a great citizen of Connecticut, Marilyn Seichter, who 
passed away on Feb. 10 of Huntington's Disease. As the first female 
head of both the State bar association and the State Ethics Commission, 
she was a pioneer for women in the legal profession. Her brilliant 
career and life came to an end far too early, at the age of 56.
  Marilyn Seichter earned her law degree from the University of 
Connecticut in 1970, and went on to practice family law for 25 years as 
a partner with the law firm of Hyman, Cantor, Seichter and Klau in 
Hartford. She spent her career fighting for women, children and 
families in Connecticut.
  In 1971, fresh out of law school, she joined a team of lawyers in 
bringing an abortion rights case against the State of Connecticut. This 
case had a profound influence on the Supreme Courts decision in Roe vs. 
Wade. Later in her career, she represented the National Organization 
for Women in a lawsuit to stop newspapers from distinguishing between 
jobs for men and jobs for women in help wanted sections.
  Marilyn Seichter's accomplishments include serving as president of 
the Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund, and as a member of an 
ad hoc committee to advise Governor Ella Grasso on judicial 
appointments.
  I would like to express my condolences to her sister-in-law, 
Jacqueline Seichter; her niece, Deborah Seichter; her nephew, Daniel 
Seichter; and her grandnephew, Jacob Seichter; as well as her many 
close friends and admirers. She was truly one of Connecticut's 
treasures, and she will be missed.

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