[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 138 (Thursday, October 2, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S12362]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO JUSTICE ROBERT E. ROSE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I take a moment to pay tribute to a long-
time friend and Nevadan, Justice Robert E. ``Bob'' Rose, who is being 
honored by the Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
  Justice Rose was elected to the Nevada Supreme Court in 1988. He was 
re-elected in 1994 and again in 2000.
  However, before Justice Rose was a member of the Nevada Supreme 
Court, he was elected Washoe County District Attorney and thereafter 
Lieutenant Governor of Nevada. In fact, he was my successor in that 
office.
  After serving as Lieutenant Governor, he returned to the private 
practice of law for several years in Reno, NV.
  In 1986, he was appointed District Court Judge for the Eighth 
Judicial District in Las Vegas by former Governor, who is also a former 
U.S. Senator, Richard Bryan.
  The road to the Nevada Supreme Court started at a young age for Bob 
Rose. The dream began in 1964 when he clerked there for one year 
following his graduation from New York University Law School.
  While he set his sights high, his path wasn't always an easy one. I 
remember during his tenure as Lieutenant Governor, he cast a vote in 
the Nevada State Legislature on a very controversial Equal Rights 
Amendment. It was 1977, and he cast the tie-breaking vote against it.
  It is not always easy to live and work in the public spotlight, but 
he did what he felt was right. He has always been a man of courage and 
integrity.
  In his time to date on the Nevada Supreme Court, he has served as 
Chief Justice, and he has earned a reputation as a ``reformer'' by 
creating the Nevada Judicial Assessment Commission for the study and 
improvement of the courts. He has also chaired and cochaired the 
Committee to Establish Nevada Business Court and the Nevada Jury 
Improvement Commission, respectively.
  Additionally, Justice Rose has been active with the Nevada Democratic 
Party, the American Cancer Society, and Nevada Easter Seal.
  Today I would like to say to my friend, Bob, Justice Rose, 
congratulations on the honor you are receiving and good luck to you in 
all your future endeavors. As a lawyer and a Nevadan, I am proud to 
have you on our State Supreme Court.

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