[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 16 (Tuesday, February 10, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E152-E153]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   A TRIBUTE TO JUDGE LENARD D. LOUIE

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                            HON. TOM LANTOS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 10, 2004

  Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to pay tribute to an 
extraordinary man and an excellent judge who has dedicated his life to 
the people of San Francisco. Judge Lenard D. Louie currently presides 
in the San Francisco Superior Court.
  Born in San Francisco, Judge Louie attended both the University of 
San Francisco and Hastings School of Law. Upon graduation, he passed 
the bar and began his public service career as a Deputy District 
Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco. During the sixteen 
years that Judge Louie was a prosecutor he proudly points out that he 
``handled

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everything from the most Mickey Mouse of cases to the heaviest of 
homicides,'' experiences that would later serve him well when he became 
a Judge.
  Mr. Speaker, after sixteen years of tireless public service as a 
prosecutor for the City and County of San Francisco, Lenard Louie was 
appointed to a seat on the San Francisco Municipal Court by then 
Governor Deukmejian. After serving admirably on that bench for three 
years, Governor Deukmejian then appointed Judge Louie to a seat on the 
San Francisco Superior Court, a position he continues to hold to this 
day. At the Superior Court Judge Louie utilizes a tough but fair 
approach, described by many as politely banging heads, in handling 
cases. In fact, he is often described as the Emperor of Settlements for 
his ability to squeeze both sides into agreement.
  In addition to his public service in the judicial system, Judge Louie 
is an active participant in the Chinese American community. He is a 
past National President of the Chinese American Alliance, a member of 
the Board of the Chinese Times Newspaper Association and an active 
member of the Louise Fong Kwong Family Association.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to join me in paying tribute 
to Judge Lenard D. Louie for his tireless hard work and exemplary 
service to the people of San Francisco and extending our best wishes to 
his wife Lily, his daughters and his grandchildren.

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