[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 125 (Monday, September 30, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S9596]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Domenici):
  S. 3015. A bill to designate the United States courthouse at South 
Federal Place in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as the ``Santiago E. Campos 
United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works.
  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I rise today with my colleague Senator 
Domenici to introduce a bill to designate the United States Courthouse 
in Santa Fe, NM, as the ``Honorable Santiago E. Campos United States 
Courthouse.'' Santiago Campos was appointed to the Federal Bench in 
1978 by President Jimmy Carter and was the first Hispanic Federal judge 
in New Mexico. He held the title of Chief U.S. District Judge from 
February 5, 1987 to December 31, 1989, and took senior status in 1992. 
Judge Campos had his chambers in the courthouse in Santa Fe for over 22 
years. He was also the prime mover in reestablishing Federal court 
judicial activity in Santa Fe and in renovating the courthouse there.
  Sadly, Judge Campos passed away January 20, 2001 after a long battle 
with cancer. Judge Campos was not only a great man, but also a 
dedicated and passionate public servant who spent most of his life 
committed to working for the people of New Mexico and our Nation. Judge 
Campos was an extraordinary jurist and served as a role model and 
mentor to others in New Mexico. He was admired and respected by all 
that knew him. I believe that it would be an appropriate tribute to 
Judge Campos to have the courthouse in Santa Fe bear his name.
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