[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 32 (Thursday, February 27, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E316]
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                      TRIBUTE TO JUDGE TOMIE GREEN

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 27, 2003

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, in commemoration of Black 
History Month, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the 
many accomplishments of distinguished African-Americans in 
Mississippi's Second Congressional District.
  Today I rise to pay tribute to Judge Tomie Green. Judge Green 
received her primary education from the Jackson public school system. 
Upon completing, she entered Tougaloo College where she obtained a 
Bachelor of Arts degree. She then earned a Master of Science degree 
from Jackson State. Judge Green then received her Doctor of 
Jurisprudence from Mississippi College School of Law. In April of 1999 
Judge Green then continued post-graduate training at the National 
Institute of Trail Advocacy and the National Judicial College, 
University of Nevada Reno.
  Judge Green served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 
1992-1998. She served as Vice Chair of Ethics and a sub-chair of the 
Judiciary Committee. While serving in this position Judge Green aided 
in passing several monumental laws. Judge Green also participated in 
the creation of the laws that established the Administrative Office of 
the Courts, the Mississippi Court of Appeals, and the Mississippi Torts 
Claim Board.
  Judge Green practiced law for fifteen years before taking the bench. 
On January 4, 1999, Judge Green took the oath of office to become the 
first woman elected to the Hinds County Circuit Court. She also 
continues to be an adjunct law professor as Mississippi College School 
of Law.

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