[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 56 (Tuesday, May 7, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H2116-H2117]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RICHARD S. ARNOLD UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 4028) to designate the United States courthouse located at 
600 West Capitol Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the ``Richard S. 
Arnold United States Courthouse.''
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 4028

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF RICHARD S. ARNOLD UNITED STATES 
                   COURTHOUSE.

       The United States courthouse located at 600 West Capitol 
     Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas, and any addition to the 
     courthouse that may hereafter be constructed, shall be known 
     and designated as the ``Richard S. Arnold United States 
     Courthouse''.

     SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

       Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, 
     or other record of the United States to the United States 
     courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to the Richard S. Arnold United States Courthouse.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) and the gentlewoman from the District of 
Columbia (Ms. Norton) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman).
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4028, which I introduced, would designate the 
courthouse located at 600 West Capitol Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas, 
as the Richard S. Arnold United States Courthouse. I introduced this 
legislation along with my colleagues, the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. 
Snyder), the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Berry), and the gentleman 
from Arkansas (Mr. Ross). I would like to thank them for their support 
of this measure.
  Mr. Speaker, Judge Richard Arnold was born on March 26, 1936, in 
Texarkana, Arkansas. He graduated from the Phillips Exeter Academy in 
1953 before attending Yale University where he majored in Latin and 
Greek. Judge Arnold graduated from Yale University in 1957 with his 
B.A. and went on to attend Harvard Law School. He received his LL.B. 
from Harvard magna cum laude in 1960.
  Judge Arnold's distinguished legal career began in 1960 when he 
served as a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. 
He went into private practice in 1961 in Washington while teaching 
part-time at the University of Virginia Law School. In 1964 he returned 
to Texarkana and was a partner at the law firm Arnold and Arnold. For a 
year he served as legislative secretary to Governor Dale Bumpers of 
Arkansas, and from 1974 until 1978 he served as legislative assistant 
to the newly elected U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers.
  In October 1978, President Carter appointed Richard Arnold to the 
district bench for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. In 
1980, Judge Arnold was elevated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 
Eighth Circuit. He served as Chief Justice for the Eighth Circuit from 
1992 until 1998. In April 2001, Judge Arnold took senior status.
  Mr. Speaker, I have reviewed Judge Arnold's formal resume and a 
collection of tributes about his judicial service. The list of his 
awards, honors and publications is over five pages long. Even on paper 
it is very apparent that Judge Arnold is a reputable jurist and 
dedicated public servant. Judge Arnold has devoted his life to justice 
and the rule of law. I am very pleased that we are able to honor him 
for his distinguished career and years of service to

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our country and Federal judiciary system.
  I thank my colleagues for their support of this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  H.R. 4028 is a bill to designate the courthouse located at 600 West 
Capitol Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas as the Richard S. Arnold United 
States Courthouse.
  Judge Arnold's career in public service spans over four decades. He 
was born in Texas and educated in New England. Richard Arnold attended 
high school at Phillips Exeter Academy, undergraduate studies at Yale, 
and law school at Harvard. He was a superior student and scholar. While 
at Yale he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and was president of the Yale 
Debating Society. Harvard Law School awarded him the Sears Prize for 
the best grades, and the Fay Diploma for graduating first in his class. 
He clerked for Justice William Brennan and worked for our former 
colleague, Dale Bumpers, when Bumpers was governor and U.S. Senator.
  Judge Arnold's resume is filled with awards and honors, including 
receiving honorary law degrees from the University of Arkansas and the 
University of Richmond. He was the Madison lecturer at New York 
University Law School in 1996.

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  In 1999 he received the Meador-Rosenberg Award given by the American 
Bar Association.
  Judge Arnold is a prolific writer. His publications are included in 
the Harvard Law Review, Yale Law Journal, Arkansas Law Review, 
Washington University Law Quarterly, St. Louis University Law Journal, 
and the New York University Law Review.
  President Carter appointed Judge Arnold to the Federal bench in 1978 
and 2 years later he rose to the Court of Appeals for the Eighth 
Circuit.
  Judge Arnold is beloved, respected, and honored by his colleagues and 
friends. He is a brilliant jurist and his legal opinions are noted for 
their clarity of thought and expression. He is known for his unfailing 
courtesy, charity, and good cheer.
  It is most fitting that we honor the outstanding career and public 
service of Judge Richard Arnold with this designation.
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Snyder).
  Mr. SNYDER. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure and honor to know Richard 
Arnold and I consider him to be a friend. The Arkansas delegation is 
united in their support for this measure, but his colleagues on the 
Federal bench are also united in their respect for his accomplishments 
and for him as a person.
  I wanted to add on one biographical detail to the life of Richard 
Arnold. Twice he was a candidate for Congress in the Democratic 
primary, and twice he lost. Somehow he managed to overcome this loss 
and go on to great things in life, despite not being a Member of this 
House. Of course, many would say that the voters made a right choice to 
send Richard Arnold to the Federal bench, because that is where he 
ended up.
  Judge Arnold is a great man, with a great wife, Kay, and a wonderful 
family. His brother also serves on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, 
and the Arkansas delegation takes great pride today in sponsoring this 
bill led by the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman).
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I have no more requests for time, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Culberson). The question is on the 
motion offered by the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) that the 
House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4028.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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