[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 78 (Tuesday, June 14, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1204-E1205]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO EDWARD A. STUTMAN

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                          HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 13, 2005

  Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, on May 18, 2005, my close friend, Edward A. 
Stutman, was recognized by the Justice Department for ``A Career of 
Exceptional Public Service.'' I ask my colleagues to join me in 
congratulating Ned on receiving this honor and thanking him for his 
distinguished contributions to our nation.
  Ned began his government service at the former Department of Health, 
Education and Welfare, but he has spent most of his career at the 
Department of Justice. At DOJ he served as Senior Trial Attorney with 
the Special Litigation Section, Civil Rights Division, and later as 
Senior Trial Attorney with the Office of Special Investigations, (OSI), 
Criminal Division. At OSI, Ned led the investigations and cases brought 
against World War II-era Nazis, including the re-prosecution of the 
notorious John Demjanjuk, known as Ivan the Terrible.
  In addition to an extraordinary career, Ned has devoted a tremendous 
amount of his personal time and resources to the well-being of the 
Washington Jewish community and as an active member of Adas Israel 
Congregation. He is the proud father of Shira Stutman Shaw and her 
husband Russell Shaw, Zach Stutman, and Gabe Stutman; the grandfather 
of Caleb and Maya Stutman Shaw; and the devoted husband of Suzanne 
Stutman.
  Janet and I congratulate Ned on his retirement and we thank him, 
Suzanne, and their wonderful family for many years of friendship.

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  The Department of Justice's recognition of Ned Stutman is reprinted 
below:


                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 18, 2005.
       The Civil Rights Division and the Office of Special 
     Investigations, Criminal Division, thank Edward A. (Ned) 
     Stutman for his Career of Exceptional Public Service.
       While at the Department of Justice, Mr. Stutman took the 
     lead in litigation or policy-oriented matters involving civil 
     rights, immigration law, criminal law, and human rights. His 
     duties included ensuring the rights of institutionalized 
     persons, de-naturalizing World War II-era Nazi perpetrators, 
     and pursuing language access for limited English proficient 
     individuals.
       Throughout his career, Mr. Stutman provided exceptionally 
     outstanding contributions and leadership resulting in highly 
     sucessful accomplishments in unique and challenging 
     situations. His performance in three sections of the 
     Department of Justice was of an outstanding and distinctive 
     character in meeting civil rights and criminal enforcement 
     goals of the Department.
       Mr. Stutman began his government service at the former 
     Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), but 
     served the majority of his 26-year federal tenure as an 
     attorney in the Department of Justice. From 1988 to 1992, Mr. 
     Stutman served as a Senior Trial Attorney with the Special 
     Litigation Section, Civil Rights Division. In that position, 
     under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, Mr. 
     Stutman investigated and brought litigation to enforce the 
     constitutional and statutory rights of persons confined to 
     state and local institutions. These matters addressed issues 
     including abuse, medical and mental health care, fire safety, 
     sanitation, security, adequacy of treatment and training, and 
     education. Mr. Stutman's work was consistently outstanding, 
     and the cases he handled resulted in broad relief for persons 
     in facilities for the mentally ill and developmentally 
     disabled, nursing homes, and juvenile justice facilities.
       From 1992 to 2004, Mr. Stutman served as a Senior Trial 
     Attorney with the Office of Special Investigations, Criminal 
     Division. He took the lead in developing and/or litigating 13 
     denaturalization cases against World War II-era Nazi 
     perpetrators, all of which resulted in victories for the 
     Department. Mr. Stutman spearheaded development of the legal 
     cases developed in the 1990s concerning the notorious SS 
     facility at Trawniki, Poland, at which the Nazis trained men 
     to implement the genocidal ``Final Solution'' against Jews in 
     Poland. He played a key role in devising the legal arguments 
     and strategies that have led to success in every one of those 
     cases based on documentation uncovered after the fall of the 
     Iron Curtain. Mr. Stutman's outstanding role in leading the 
     investigation and prosecution of these cases has helped to 
     establish important legal precedents in the fields of both 
     immigration and human rights law. Critically, Mr. Stutman 
     expertly led the re-prosecution of John Demjanjuk--arguably 
     the most important case in OSI's history--even while 
     suffering the adversity of his illness, which was identified 
     on the first day of trial. Mr. Stutman served as a mentor and 
     inspiration to numerous young litigators in his dedication to 
     his work, his strong sense of ethics, and the dignity with 
     which he comported himself before both courts and 
     adversaries.
       Mr. Stutman's passion for justice and intellectual energy 
     could not be dimmed by health challenges. Quite the opposite, 
     he continued to provide invaluable contributions to the 
     Department. In February 2004, Mr. Stutman joined the staff of 
     the Civil Rights Division's Coordination and Review Section, 
     which performs a range of administrative law, civil rights 
     coordination, and policy-oriented functions for the Division 
     and across federal civil rights offices. Mr. Stutman ``hit 
     the ground running.'' With a background in administrative law 
     from his years at HEW and then the Department of Education, 
     and a familiarity with the Division from his years in the 
     Special Litigation Section, he was a perfect fit for the 
     Coordination and Review Section. He provided invaluable 
     leadership in the development of the Division's first 
     conference on limited English proficiency and the creation of 
     a major Tips and Tools resource document on language access. 
     He helped to frame and pursue a groundbreaking investigation 
     of language access in a state department of corrections. Mr. 
     Stutman's statesmanship, creative inspiration, and wise 
     counsel aided staff and managers alike.
       Ned Stutman has tackled cutting edge legal issues spanning 
     four decades, forging legal territory for the government and 
     the Department. From tracking down and expelling Nazis to 
     ensuring that limited English proficient individuals could 
     access emergency and other services; from pursuing equal 
     educational opportunities to stamping out mistreatment of 
     institutionalized persons, Mr. Stutman has set his sights 
     high and attained transforming results. Providing the nation 
     with the highest quality legal representation ensures him a 
     legal legacy. Doing so with humor, grace, and graciousness 
     ensures a human legacy--we are all better people for having 
     known and worked with Ned Stutman.
       It is thus with the deepest appreciation and admiration 
     that we, on behalf of ourselves and our staffs, recognize 
     Edward A. Stutman for a career of exceptional public service 
     at the Department of Justice. 
     R. Alexander Acosta,
       Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division.
     Eli Rosenbaum,
       Director, Office of Special Investigations, Criminal 
     Division.

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